Punta de Mata in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Punta de Mata in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Punta de MataMonagas (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Punta de Mata plotted against Monagas and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Punta de Mata's incremental SNDi rose from 2.44 to 3.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Punta de Mata ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Monagas and 13th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Venezuela
8th of 70
Rank in Monagas
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in Venezuela
13th of 70
Rank in Monagas
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Punta de MataAmurangLukonzolwa

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