Riwoto in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Riwoto in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiwotoEastern Equatoria (Region)South Sudan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Riwoto plotted against Eastern Equatoria and South Sudan. The SNDi of new construction in Riwoto followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Eastern Equatoria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and South Sudan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Riwoto ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Eastern Equatoria and 11th out of 16 in South Sudan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in South Sudan
12th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in South Sudan
11th of 16
Rank in Eastern Equatoria
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiwotoFahrajDianjiang

In new street additions, Riwoto fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fahraj built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Dianjiang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Riwoto became progressively more connected, while Fahraj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Dianjiang became progressively more disconnected. Riwoto and Fahraj have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.