Mandimba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mandimba in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandimbaNassa (Region)Mozambique (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mandimba plotted against Nassa and Mozambique. While Nassa and Mozambique both rose steadily, Mandimba's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Mandimba's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 2.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mandimba ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Nassa and 8th out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in Mozambique
13th of 44
Rank in Nassa
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.02
Rank in Mozambique
8th of 44
Rank in Nassa
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MandimbaKhomeinFazenda Castro

In new street additions, Mandimba and Khomein both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Fazenda Castro fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mandimba and Khomein have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.