Méagui in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Meagui in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeaguiBas-Sassandra (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Méagui plotted against Bas-Sassandra and Côte d'Ivoire. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Méagui's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 4.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Méagui ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Bas-Sassandra and 26th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.97
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
35th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
26th of 39
Rank in Bas-Sassandra
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeaguiCuricoBarawa

In new street additions, Méagui, Curicó, and Barawa all fluctuated in street-construction patterns. For the full network, Méagui and Curicó both became progressively more disconnected, while Barawa fluctuated in connectivity. Méagui and Curicó have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.