Manono in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manono in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManonoTanganyika (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 Manono plotted against Tanganyika and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Manono peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Tanganyika which peaked in 1991-2005 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Manono's incremental SNDi fell from 3.03 to 2.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manono ranked 3rd out of 10 cities in Tanganyika and 47th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
34th of 186
Rank in Tanganyika
4th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
47th of 186
Rank in Tanganyika
3rd of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManonoPyinmana [Nay Pyi Taw]Satkhira

In new street additions, Manono and Pyinmana [Nay Pyi Taw] both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Satkhira built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Manono and Satkhira both became progressively more disconnected, while Pyinmana [Nay Pyi Taw] grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Manono and Pyinmana [Nay Pyi Taw] have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.