KwaNobuhle in context: Street-network sprawl trends

KwaNobuhle in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KwaNobuhleEastern Cape (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with KwaNobuhle plotted against Eastern Cape and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in KwaNobuhle followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Eastern Cape which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, KwaNobuhle's incremental SNDi rose from 2.98 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, KwaNobuhle ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Eastern Cape and 24th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in South Africa
46th of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in South Africa
24th of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KwaNobuhleKhatimaGulistan

KwaNobuhle, Khatīma, and Gulistan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, KwaNobuhle and Gulistan both became progressively more disconnected, while Khatīma fluctuated in connectivity. KwaNobuhle and Khatīma have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.