Mankweng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mankweng in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MankwengLimpopo (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mankweng plotted against Limpopo and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Mankweng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Limpopo which rose steadily and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Mankweng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.12 to 2.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mankweng ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Limpopo and 4th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.36
Rank in South Africa
5th of 81
Rank in Limpopo
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in South Africa
4th of 81
Rank in Limpopo
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MankwengHilsaAbu Bisht

In new street additions, Mankweng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hilsa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Abu Bisht built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Mankweng and Abu Bisht both became progressively more disconnected, while Hilsa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Mankweng had a more sprawly network than Hilsa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.