Amurang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Amurang in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AmurangSulawesi Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Amurang plotted against Sulawesi Utara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Amurang's incremental SNDi rose from 3.97 to 6.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Amurang ranked 1st out of 7 cities in Sulawesi Utara and 38th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.21
Rank in Indonesia
255th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Utara
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Indonesia
38th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Utara
1st of 7

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
AmurangIkpinlePunta de Mata

While Ikpinlè and Punta de Mata both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Amurang built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Ikpinlè and Punta de Mata both fluctuated in connectivity, while Amurang became progressively more disconnected. Amurang and Ikpinlè have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.