Ngungu Centre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ngungu Centre in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ngungu CentreNord-Kivu (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 Ngungu Centre plotted against Nord-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ngungu Centre's incremental SNDi rose from 8.38 to 8.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ngungu Centre ranked 16th out of 16 cities in Nord-Kivu and 182nd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.43
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
161st of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
14th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.55
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
182nd of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
16th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ngungu CentreRajgirOkuku Lepuole

In new street additions, Ngungu Centre and Rajgir both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Okuku Lepuole built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Ngungu Centre and Okuku Lepuole both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Rajgir fluctuated in connectivity.