Oroquieta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oroquieta in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OroquietaMisamis Occidental (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oroquieta plotted against Misamis Occidental and Philippines. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Oroquieta's incremental SNDi rose from 4.14 to 5.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oroquieta ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Misamis Occidental and 7th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.39
Rank in Philippines
41st of 114
Rank in Misamis Occidental
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in Philippines
7th of 114
Rank in Misamis Occidental
1st of 3

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
OroquietaBokakhatChimbay

In new street additions, Oroquieta and Chimbay both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bokakhat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Oroquieta and Chimbay both became progressively more disconnected, while Bokakhat fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Oroquieta had a more connected network than Bokakhat in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.