Katsina Ala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Katsina Ala in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Katsina AlaBenue (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Katsina Ala plotted against Benue and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Katsina Ala's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 2.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Katsina Ala ranked 5th out of 13 cities in Benue and 59th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in Nigeria
82nd of 422
Rank in Benue
3rd of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.83
Rank in Nigeria
59th of 422
Rank in Benue
5th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Katsina AlaAhuachapanRatangarh

In new street additions, Katsina Ala and Ahuachapan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ratangarh built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Katsina Ala and Ahuachapan both became progressively more disconnected, while Ratangarh became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Katsina Ala and Ratangarh have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.