Cajamarca in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cajamarca in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CajamarcaPeru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cajamarca plotted against Peru. Both Cajamarca and Peru follow the same trend. Most recently, Cajamarca's incremental SNDi rose from 2.07 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cajamarca ranked 32nd out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Peru
13th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in Peru
32nd of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CajamarcaFoz do IguacuSao Carlos

In new street additions, Cajamarca and Foz do Iguaçu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while São Carlos built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Cajamarca grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Foz do Iguaçu fluctuated in connectivity and São Carlos became progressively more disconnected. Cajamarca and Foz do Iguaçu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.