Kota Bharu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kota Bharu in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kota BharuKelantan (Region)Malaysia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kota Bharu plotted against Kelantan and Malaysia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kota Bharu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.91 to 5.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kota Bharu ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kelantan and 25th out of 43 in Malaysia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.53
Rank in Malaysia
28th of 43
Rank in Kelantan
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in Malaysia
25th of 43
Rank in Kelantan
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kota BharuPhuketKhansahib

In new street additions, Kota Bharu and Phuket both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Khansahib built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kota Bharu and Phuket both became progressively more disconnected, while Khansahib became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.