Masi Manimba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masi Manimba in context

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Masi ManimbaKwilu (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 Masi Manimba plotted against Kwilu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Masi Manimba peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Kwilu which peaked in 1991-2005 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Masi Manimba's incremental SNDi fell from 3.75 to 1.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masi Manimba ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Kwilu and 30th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.38
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
5th of 186
Rank in Kwilu
1st of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
30th of 186
Rank in Kwilu
3rd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Masi ManimbaBairin Right BannerEl Puerto de Santa Maria

In new street additions, Masi Manimba and Bairin Right Banner both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while El Puerto de Santa María built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Masi Manimba and El Puerto de Santa María both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bairin Right Banner became progressively more disconnected.