Abu Matarig in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Abu Matarig in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abu Matarig plotted against East Darfur and Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Abu Matarig was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to East Darfur which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abu Matarig's incremental SNDi rose from 0.85 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abu Matarig ranked 6th out of 7 cities in East Darfur and 74th out of 78 in Sudan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.39
- Rank in Sudan
- 70th of 78
- Rank in East Darfur
- 6th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.37
- Rank in Sudan
- 74th of 78
- Rank in East Darfur
- 6th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Rijau, Nigeria
- Pakenham, Australia
- Kamiji, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kharadpada, India
- Cayambe, Ecuador
- Santa María Nebaj, Guatemala
In new street additions, Abu Matarig built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Rijau built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kharadpada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Abu Matarig became progressively more connected, while Rijau became progressively more disconnected and Kharadpada fluctuated in connectivity. Abu Matarig and Rijau have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.