Gunungsitoli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gunungsitoli in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GunungsitoliSumatera Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gunungsitoli plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gunungsitoli's incremental SNDi rose from 5.46 to 6.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gunungsitoli ranked 8th out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 217th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.04
Rank in Indonesia
240th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
9th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.41
Rank in Indonesia
217th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
8th of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GunungsitoliBelaganjBijni

In new street additions, Gunungsitoli built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Belaganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bijni built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Gunungsitoli and Bijni both became progressively more disconnected, while Belaganj fluctuated in connectivity. Gunungsitoli and Belaganj have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.