Kakanda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kakanda in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakandaLualaba (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 Kakanda plotted against Lualaba and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kakanda's incremental SNDi rose from 3.12 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kakanda ranked 10th out of 11 cities in Lualaba and 119th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
91st of 186
Rank in Lualaba
7th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
119th of 186
Rank in Lualaba
10th of 11

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
KakandaKahuluiLagarto

In new street additions, Kakanda and Lagarto both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kahului built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kakanda became progressively more disconnected, while Kahului grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Lagarto fluctuated in connectivity. Kakanda and Kahului have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.