Luuq لوق in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Luuq lwq in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Luuq لوق plotted against Gedo and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Luuq لوق's incremental SNDi rose from 1.51 to 6.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Luuq لوق ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Gedo and 37th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.53
- Rank in Somalia
- 37th of 39
- Rank in Gedo
- 2nd of 2
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.63
- Rank in Somalia
- 37th of 39
- Rank in Gedo
- 2nd of 2
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Santa Inês, Brazil
- Lawrence, United States
- Yunxi, China
- Calapan, Philippines
- Kura, Nigeria
- Bani Bakhit, Egypt
In new street additions, Luuq لوق and Santa Inês both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Calapan built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Luuq لوق fluctuated in connectivity, while Santa Inês became progressively more disconnected and Calapan became progressively more connected. Luuq لوق and Santa Inês have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.