Pucallpa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pucallpa in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PucallpaUcayali (Region)Peru (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pucallpa plotted against Ucayali and Peru. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pucallpa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.56 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pucallpa ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Ucayali and 25th out of 43 in Peru as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Peru
33rd of 43
Rank in Ucayali
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Peru
25th of 43
Rank in Ucayali
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PucallpaHuilaiMadhepura

Pucallpa, Huilai, and Madhepura all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Pucallpa and Madhepura both became progressively more disconnected, while Huilai fluctuated in connectivity.