Turtkul in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Turtkul in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Turtkul plotted against Qaraqalpaqstan and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Turtkul followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Qaraqalpaqstan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Turtkul's incremental SNDi rose from 3.29 to 4.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Turtkul ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Qaraqalpaqstan and 38th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.5
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- 40th of 72
- Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
- 5th of 6
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.61
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- 38th of 72
- Rank in Qaraqalpaqstan
- 6th of 6
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Turtkul and Wuji both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gwangwa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Gwangwa and Wuji both became progressively more disconnected, while Turtkul fluctuated in connectivity. Turtkul and Gwangwa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.