Tanjung Balai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tanjung Balai 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
Tanjung BalaiSumatera Utara (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tanjung Balai plotted against Sumatera Utara and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tanjung Balai's incremental SNDi rose from 5.49 to 6.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tanjung Balai ranked 16th out of 21 cities in Sumatera Utara and 291st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.59
Rank in Indonesia
297th of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
14th of 21

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.0
Rank in Indonesia
291st of 366
Rank in Sumatera Utara
16th of 21

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tanjung BalaiMaheshkhuntTanda

While Maheshkhunt and Tanda both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Tanjung Balai built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Tanjung Balai and Tanda both became progressively more disconnected, while Maheshkhunt grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Tanjung Balai and Tanda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.