Kindu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kindu in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KinduManiema (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 Kindu plotted against Maniema and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kindu's incremental SNDi rose from 5.97 to 6.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kindu ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Maniema and 172nd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.81
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
151st of 186
Rank in Maniema
4th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.56
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
172nd of 186
Rank in Maniema
6th of 9

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
KinduKoleaGudiyatham

In new street additions, Kindu and Gudiyatham both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Koléa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kindu and Gudiyatham both fluctuated in connectivity, while Koléa became progressively more disconnected.