Unaaha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Unaaha in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UnaahaSulawesi Tenggara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Unaaha plotted against Sulawesi Tenggara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Unaaha's incremental SNDi rose from 4.76 to 6.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Unaaha ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Sulawesi Tenggara and 18th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.98
Rank in Indonesia
320th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Indonesia
18th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Tenggara
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UnaahaRunduFarkhor

In new street additions, Unaaha built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rundu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Farkhor built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Unaaha and Rundu both became progressively more disconnected, while Farkhor became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Unaaha and Rundu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.