Baturaja in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baturaja in context

44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaturajaSumatera Selatan (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baturaja plotted against Sumatera Selatan and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Baturaja followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sumatera Selatan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Baturaja's incremental SNDi rose from 3.73 to 5.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baturaja ranked 5th out of 11 cities in Sumatera Selatan and 134th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.15
Rank in Indonesia
140th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Selatan
4th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.97
Rank in Indonesia
134th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Selatan
5th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaturajaTivaouaneRelizane

While Tivaouane and Relizane both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Baturaja fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.