Katlang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Katlang in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatlangKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Katlang plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Katlang's incremental SNDi rose from 4.45 to 5.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Katlang ranked 29th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 220th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.44
Rank in Pakistan
193rd of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
23rd of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Pakistan
220th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
29th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatlangDhulauriWangjing

In new street additions, Katlang and Wangjing both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dhulauri fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Katlang fluctuated in connectivity, while Dhulauri became progressively more disconnected and Wangjing grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Katlang had a more sprawly network than Dhulauri in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.