Kâhta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kahta in context

11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
11.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KahtaAdiyaman (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kâhta plotted against Adiyaman and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kâhta's incremental SNDi rose from 1.28 to 1.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kâhta ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Adiyaman and 9th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Turkey
45th of 174
Rank in Adiyaman
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.35
Rank in Turkey
9th of 174
Rank in Adiyaman
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KahtaRumongeYizhang

In new street additions, Kâhta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rumonge built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Yizhang built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Rumonge and Yizhang both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kâhta became progressively more disconnected. Kâhta and Rumonge have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.