Magangué in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Magangue in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagangueBolivar (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Magangué plotted against Bolívar and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Magangué's incremental SNDi rose from 2.3 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Magangué ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Bolívar and 25th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Colombia
26th of 83
Rank in Bolívar
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in Colombia
25th of 83
Rank in Bolívar
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagangueLatinaUjung Batu

In new street additions, Latina and Ujung Batu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Magangué fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Magangué and Ujung Batu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.