Hangu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hangu plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Hangu was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hangu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.08 to 4.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hangu ranked 8th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 136th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Weishi, China
• Matai, Egypt
• Nawanagar, India
• Kosi Kalan, India
• Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
• Pattukkottai, India

In new street additions, Hangu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Weishi built increasingly connected streets over time and Kosi Kalan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Hangu became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Weishi became progressively more connected and Kosi Kalan became progressively more disconnected. Hangu and Weishi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.