Akwanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Akwanga in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akwanga plotted against Nasarawa and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Akwanga rose steadily, compared to Nasarawa which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Akwanga's incremental SNDi rose from 4.31 to 5.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akwanga ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Nasarawa and 300th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.45
- Rank in Nigeria
- 312th of 422
- Rank in Nasarawa
- 7th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.92
- Rank in Nigeria
- 300th of 422
- Rank in Nasarawa
- 6th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Buligenyi and Yongshan both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, Akwanga built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Buligenyi and Yongshan both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Akwanga became progressively more disconnected.