Kakenge in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kakenge in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakengeKasai (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 Kakenge plotted against Kasaï and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kakenge followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Kasaï which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Kakenge ranked 4th out of 10 cities in Kasaï and 85th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
85th of 186
Rank in Kasaï
4th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakengeKelownaKuchiamora

In new street additions, Kakenge fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kelowna built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kuchiamora built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Kakenge became progressively more disconnected, while Kelowna became progressively more disconnected and Kuchiamora became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Kakenge had a more connected network than Kelowna in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.