Mamunkanjan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mamunkanjan in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MamunkanjanPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mamunkanjan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mamunkanjan peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mamunkanjan's incremental SNDi fell from 3.62 to 3.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mamunkanjan ranked 35th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 59th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.34
Rank in Pakistan
44th of 292
Rank in Punjab
25th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Pakistan
59th of 292
Rank in Punjab
35th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MamunkanjanTurkmenbashyChokwe

In new street additions, Mamunkanjan and Turkmenbashy both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Chókwè fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mamunkanjan and Turkmenbashy have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.