Caconda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Caconda in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CacondaHuila (Region)Angola (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Caconda plotted against Huíla and Angola. While Huíla and Angola both rose steadily, Caconda's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Caconda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 3.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Caconda ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Huíla and 17th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Angola
36th of 56
Rank in Huíla
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Angola
17th of 56
Rank in Huíla
3rd of 6

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
CacondaBokainagarShellem

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