Gunung Tua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gunung Tua 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
Gunung TuaSumatera Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gunung Tua plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Gunung Tua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sumatera Utara which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Gunung Tua's incremental SNDi rose from 4.96 to 5.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gunung Tua ranked 15th out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 287th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.83
Rank in Indonesia
223rd of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
6th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.97
Rank in Indonesia
287th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
15th of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gunung TuaSokuFairland

In new street additions, Gunung Tua and Fairland both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Soku fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gunung Tua and Fairland both became progressively more disconnected, while Soku fluctuated in connectivity. Gunung Tua and Soku have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.