Kolaka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kolaka in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KolakaSulawesi Tenggara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

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?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KolakaNefas MeewchaDaund

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.