Guyuk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guyuk in context

345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuyukGombe (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guyuk plotted against Gombe and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guyuk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.24 to 5.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guyuk ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Gombe and 293rd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.63
Rank in Nigeria
324th of 422
Rank in Gombe
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Nigeria
293rd of 422
Rank in Gombe
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuyukBozeneDahra Djoloff

In new street additions, Guyuk and Bozene both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dahra Djoloff built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Guyuk and Bozene both became progressively more disconnected, while Dahra Djoloff became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Guyuk and Bozene have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.