Buta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buta in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ButaBas-Uele (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buta plotted against Bas-Uele and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Buta's incremental SNDi rose from 2.35 to 3.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buta ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Bas-Uele and 28th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
87th of 186
Rank in Bas-Uele
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
28th of 186
Rank in Bas-Uele
1st of 4

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
ButaPagadianAngarsk

In new street additions, Buta and Angarsk both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pagadian built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Buta and Pagadian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.