Meiganga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Meiganga in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeigangaAdamaoua (Region)Cameroon (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Meiganga plotted against Adamaoua and Cameroon. The SNDi of new construction in Meiganga followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Adamaoua which rose steadily and Cameroon which rose steadily. Most recently, Meiganga's incremental SNDi rose from 2.97 to 3.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Meiganga ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Adamaoua and 17th out of 44 in Cameroon as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Cameroon
17th of 44
Rank in Adamaoua
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in Cameroon
17th of 44
Rank in Adamaoua
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeigangaRada`Kawthaung

While Rada` and Kawthaung both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Meiganga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Meiganga and Kawthaung have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.