Sibolga in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Sibolga in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sibolga plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sibolga's incremental SNDi rose from 7.51 to 9.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sibolga ranked 1st out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 90th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.08
- Rank in Indonesia
- 359th of 366
- Rank in Sumatera Utara
- 20th of 21
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.71
- Rank in Indonesia
- 90th of 366
- Rank in Sumatera Utara
- 1st of 21
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Jangdeung-ri, South Korea
- Planaltina, Brazil
- Busia, Uganda
- Nan'an, China
- Lubin, Poland
- Jangareddygudem, India
While Jangdeung-ri and Nan'an both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Sibolga built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Sibolga and Jangdeung-ri both became progressively more disconnected, while Nan'an fluctuated in connectivity. Sibolga and Jangdeung-ri have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.