Kungrad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kungrad in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KungradQaraqalpaqstan (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kungrad plotted against Qaraqalpaqstan and Uzbekistan. While Qaraqalpaqstan and Uzbekistan both rose steadily, Kungrad's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Kungrad's incremental SNDi rose from 4.01 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kungrad ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Qaraqalpaqstan and 22nd out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in Uzbekistan
37th of 72
Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Uzbekistan
22nd of 72
Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KungradVakhshMoyobamba

In new street additions, Kungrad and Vakhsh both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Moyobamba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kungrad and Vakhsh both became progressively more disconnected, while Moyobamba fluctuated in connectivity. Kungrad and Moyobamba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.