Baubau in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baubau in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaubauSulawesi Tenggara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baubau plotted against Sulawesi Tenggara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Baubau's incremental SNDi rose from 4.49 to 4.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baubau ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Sulawesi Tenggara and 128th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in Indonesia
105th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.94
Rank in Indonesia
128th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
4th of 5

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaubauAmbahGumla

In new street additions, Baubau and Gumla both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ambah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Baubau and Gumla both became progressively more disconnected, while Ambah fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Baubau had a more sprawly network than Ambah in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.