Chiure-Sede in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chiure-Sede in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chiure-SedeCabo Delgado (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chiure-Sede plotted against Cabo Delgado and Mozambique. The SNDi of new construction in Chiure-Sede was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Cabo Delgado which peaked in 1991-2005 and Mozambique which rose steadily. Most recently, Chiure-Sede's incremental SNDi rose from 11.52 to 13.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chiure-Sede ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Cabo Delgado and 43rd out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
13.22
Rank in Mozambique
43rd of 44
Rank in Cabo Delgado
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
10.87
Rank in Mozambique
43rd of 44
Rank in Cabo Delgado
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chiure-SedeLundaziBanwaripur

In new street additions, Chiure-Sede built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Lundazi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Banwaripur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chiure-Sede and Lundazi both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Banwaripur became progressively more disconnected.