Katsiro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Katsiro in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatsiroBauchi (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Katsiro plotted against Bauchi and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Katsiro was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Bauchi which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Katsiro's incremental SNDi rose from 4.99 to 5.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Katsiro ranked 11th out of 13 cities in Bauchi and 377th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.97
Rank in Nigeria
345th of 422
Rank in Bauchi
11th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.11
Rank in Nigeria
377th of 422
Rank in Bauchi
11th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatsiroZijingshanFatehabad

In new street additions, Katsiro built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Zijingshan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Fatehabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Zijingshan and Fatehabad both became progressively more disconnected, while Katsiro became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.