San Félix in context: Street-network sprawl trends

San Felix in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
San FelixMonagas (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with San Félix plotted against Monagas and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, San Félix's incremental SNDi rose from 2.81 to 3.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, San Félix ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Monagas and 5th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in Venezuela
22nd of 70
Rank in Monagas
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Venezuela
5th of 70
Rank in Monagas
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
San FelixDafengBuurhakaba

In new street additions, San Félix and Buurhakaba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dafeng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, San Félix and Buurhakaba both became progressively more disconnected, while Dafeng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. San Félix and Dafeng have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.