Calapan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Calapan in context

4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CalapanOriental Mindoro (Region)Philippines (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Calapan plotted against Oriental Mindoro and Philippines. The SNDi of new construction in Calapan fell steadily, compared to Oriental Mindoro which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Philippines which rose steadily. Most recently, Calapan's incremental SNDi fell from 4.79 to 4.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Calapan ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Oriental Mindoro and 58th out of 114 in Philippines as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.51
Rank in Philippines
15th of 114
Rank in Oriental Mindoro
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.78
Rank in Philippines
58th of 114
Rank in Oriental Mindoro
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
CalapanLuuq lwqKura

While Luuq لوق and Kura both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Calapan built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Calapan became progressively more connected, while Luuq لوق fluctuated in connectivity and Kura became progressively more disconnected. Calapan and Luuq لوق have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.