Cazombo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cazombo in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CazomboMoxico (Region)Angola (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cazombo plotted against Moxico and Angola. The SNDi of new construction in Cazombo was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Moxico which peaked in 1976-1990 and Angola which rose steadily. Most recently, Cazombo's incremental SNDi rose from 1.49 to 2.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cazombo ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Moxico and 50th out of 56 in Angola as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Angola
22nd of 56
Rank in Moxico
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.96
Rank in Angola
50th of 56
Rank in Moxico
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CazomboParsabadSan Giuseppe Vesuviano

In new street additions, Cazombo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Parsabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time and San Giuseppe Vesuviano built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Parsabad and San Giuseppe Vesuviano both became progressively more disconnected, while Cazombo fluctuated in connectivity. Cazombo and Parsabad have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.