Wamaza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wamaza in context

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WamazaManiema (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 Wamaza plotted against Maniema and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Wamaza followed a zig-zag trend, 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. In terms of the aggregate network, Wamaza ranked 1st out of 9 cities in Maniema and 73rd 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
2.76
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
73rd of 186
Rank in Maniema
1st of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WamazaIkot IdeTinglin

In new street additions, Wamaza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ikot Ide fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tinglin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Wamaza became progressively more connected, while Ikot Ide became progressively more connected and Tinglin became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Wamaza had a more sprawly network than Tinglin in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.