Panyabungan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Panyabungan in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PanyabunganSumatera Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Panyabungan plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Panyabungan's incremental SNDi rose from 5.35 to 7.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Panyabungan ranked 6th out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 214th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.15
Rank in Indonesia
324th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
16th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in Indonesia
214th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
6th of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PanyabunganNautanwaDigos

While Nautanwa and Digos both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Panyabungan built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Panyabungan and Digos both became progressively more disconnected, while Nautanwa fluctuated in connectivity.