Hargeisa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hargeisa in context

1.21.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HargeisaWoqooyi Galbeed (Region)Somalia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hargeisa plotted against Woqooyi Galbeed and Somalia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hargeisa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.37 to 1.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hargeisa ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Woqooyi Galbeed and 19th out of 39 in Somalia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Somalia
16th of 39
Rank in Woqooyi Galbeed
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.58
Rank in Somalia
19th of 39
Rank in Woqooyi Galbeed
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HargeisaSincanZhuzhou

Hargeisa, Sincan, and Zhuzhou all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Sincan and Zhuzhou both became progressively more disconnected, while Hargeisa fluctuated in connectivity. Hargeisa and Sincan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.