Kasongo-Lunda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kasongo-Lunda 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
Kasongo-LundaKwango (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 Kasongo-Lunda plotted against Kwango and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kasongo-Lunda followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Kwango 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, Kasongo-Lunda ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Kwango and 124th 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
3.8
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
124th of 186
Rank in Kwango
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kasongo-LundaJharsugudaPoso

While Jharsuguda and Poso both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Kasongo-Lunda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Jharsuguda and Poso both became progressively more disconnected, while Kasongo-Lunda fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kasongo-Lunda had a more sprawly network than Poso in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.