Tinaquillo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tinaquillo in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TinaquilloCojedes (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tinaquillo plotted against Cojedes and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tinaquillo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.97 to 4.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tinaquillo ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Cojedes and 38th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in Venezuela
34th of 70
Rank in Cojedes
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in Venezuela
38th of 70
Rank in Cojedes
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TinaquilloDigboiXiuyan

In new street additions, Tinaquillo and Xiuyan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Digboi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Tinaquillo and Digboi both became progressively more disconnected, while Xiuyan fluctuated in connectivity. Tinaquillo and Xiuyan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.