Kamituga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kamituga in context

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KamitugaSud-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 Kamituga plotted against Sud-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kamituga was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Sud-Kivu 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, Kamituga's incremental SNDi rose from 11.07 to 14.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kamituga ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Sud-Kivu and 185th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
14.96
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
176th of 186
Rank in Sud-Kivu
12th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
12.34
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
185th of 186
Rank in Sud-Kivu
12th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KamitugaOrleansTarsus

In new street additions, Kamituga built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Orléans built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Tarsus fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Orléans and Tarsus both became progressively more disconnected, while Kamituga became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.