Thohoyandou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Thohoyandou in context

2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThohoyandouLimpopo (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Thohoyandou plotted against Limpopo and South Africa. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Thohoyandou's incremental SNDi rose from 3.42 to 4.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Thohoyandou ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Limpopo and 40th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in South Africa
53rd of 81
Rank in Limpopo
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in South Africa
40th of 81
Rank in Limpopo
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThohoyandouCichengPandharkawada

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