Paechon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paechon in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PaechonHwanghae-namdo (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paechon plotted against Hwanghae-namdo and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Paechon followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Hwanghae-namdo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. In terms of the aggregate network, Paechon ranked 7th out of 15 cities in Hwanghae-namdo and 11th out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.01
Rank in North Korea
27th of 92
Rank in Hwanghae-namdo
6th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in North Korea
11th of 92
Rank in Hwanghae-namdo
7th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PaechonMahdishahrJamshoro

In new street additions, Paechon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mahdishahr built increasingly connected streets over time and Jamshoro fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Paechon became progressively more disconnected, while Mahdishahr became progressively more connected and Jamshoro became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Paechon had a more sprawly network than Jamshoro in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.