Saramabila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Saramabila plotted against Maniema and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Saramabila was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Maniema 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. Most recently, Saramabila's incremental SNDi rose from 4.72 to 7.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Saramabila ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Maniema and 153rd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Keriya, China
• Zalingei, Sudan
• Kumta, India
• Sidi Bennour, Morocco
• Pagsanjan, Philippines
• Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

In new street additions, Saramabila built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Keriya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sidi Bennour fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Saramabila became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Keriya fluctuated in connectivity and Sidi Bennour became progressively more disconnected. Saramabila and Keriya have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.