Rumonge in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rumonge 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
RumongeBururi (Region)Burundi (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rumonge plotted against Bururi and Burundi. The SNDi of new construction in Rumonge was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Bururi which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Burundi which rose steadily. Most recently, Rumonge's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 2.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rumonge ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Bururi and 2nd out of 10 in Burundi as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.35
Rank in Burundi
3rd of 10
Rank in Bururi
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in Burundi
2nd of 10
Rank in Bururi
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RumongeNanjiang CountyKahta

In new street additions, Rumonge built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Nanjiang County built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kâhta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Nanjiang County and Kâhta both became progressively more disconnected, while Rumonge became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Rumonge and Nanjiang County have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.