Ugbokolo in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ugbokolo in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ugbokolo plotted against Benue and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ugbokolo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.34 to 6.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ugbokolo ranked 3rd out of 13 cities in Benue and 47th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.0
- Rank in Nigeria
- 348th of 422
- Rank in Benue
- 12th of 13
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.74
- Rank in Nigeria
- 47th of 422
- Rank in Benue
- 3rd of 13
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ueda, Japan
- Juchitán, México
- Narail, Bangladesh
- Enarotali, Indonesia
- Shilin, China
- Haria Hossainpur, Bangladesh
In new street additions, Ugbokolo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ueda built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Enarotali fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ugbokolo fluctuated in connectivity, while Ueda became progressively more disconnected and Enarotali fluctuated in connectivity. Ugbokolo and Ueda have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.