Kolaka in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kolaka in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kolaka plotted against Sulawesi Tenggara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kolaka's incremental SNDi rose from 4.29 to 4.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kolaka ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Sulawesi Tenggara and 28th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.96
- Rank in Indonesia
- 104th of 366
- Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
- 2nd of 5
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.13
- Rank in Indonesia
- 28th of 366
- Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
- 3rd of 5
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Nefas Meewcha, Ethiopia
- Jizan, Saudi Arabia
- Kirishima, Japan
- Daund, India
- Mousani, India
- Uttaradit, Thailand
In new street additions, Kolaka built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nefas Meewcha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Daund built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Kolaka became progressively more disconnected, while Nefas Meewcha fluctuated in connectivity and Daund became progressively more connected. Kolaka and Nefas Meewcha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.