남흥동 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

namheungdong in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
namheungdongP'yongan-bukto (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 남흥동 plotted against P'yŏngan-bukto and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 남흥동 fell steadily, compared to P'yŏngan-bukto which rose steadily and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, 남흥동's incremental SNDi fell from 5.32 to 4.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 남흥동 ranked 12th out of 16 cities in P'yŏngan-bukto and 70th out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.38
Rank in North Korea
36th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
6th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.13
Rank in North Korea
70th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
12th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
namheungdongFateh JangPalia Kalan

While Fateh Jang and Palia Kalan both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, 남흥동 built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Fateh Jang and Palia Kalan both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while 남흥동 became progressively more connected. 남흥동 and Fateh Jang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.