Upenekang in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Upenekang in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Upenekang plotted against Akwa Ibom and Nigeria. While Akwa Ibom and Nigeria both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Upenekang's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Upenekang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.25 to 6.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Upenekang ranked 13th out of 16 cities in Akwa Ibom and 396th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.59
- Rank in Nigeria
- 381st of 422
- Rank in Akwa Ibom
- 11th of 16
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.85
- Rank in Nigeria
- 396th of 422
- Rank in Akwa Ibom
- 13th of 16
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kapolowe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Huaquillas, Ecuador
- Njeru, Uganda
- Qarabāg, Afghanistan
- Illela, Niger
- Okopedi, Nigeria
In new street additions, Upenekang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kapolowe fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Qarabāg fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Upenekang fluctuated in connectivity, while Kapolowe fluctuated in connectivity and Qarabāg became progressively more connected. Upenekang and Qarabāg have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.