Mutombo-Lamata in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mutombo-Lamata in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mutombo-Lamata plotted against Kasaï and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mutombo-Lamata's incremental SNDi rose from 4.36 to 10.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mutombo-Lamata ranked 10th out of 10 cities in Kasaï and 178th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 10.84
- Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 171st of 186
- Rank in Kasaï
- 8th of 10
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 8.04
- Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 178th of 186
- Rank in Kasaï
- 10th of 10
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Mutombo-Lamata and Breves both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Didim built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Mutombo-Lamata and Breves both became progressively more disconnected, while Didim grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Mutombo-Lamata and Didim have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.