Katoro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Katoro in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatoroGeita (Region)Tanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Katoro plotted against Geita and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Katoro was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Geita which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Katoro's incremental SNDi rose from 1.5 to 1.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Katoro ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Geita and 2nd out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.71
Rank in Tanzania
2nd of 45
Rank in Geita
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.63
Rank in Tanzania
2nd of 45
Rank in Geita
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KatoroWaku KungoParadise Hills

In new street additions, Katoro built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Waku Kungo built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Paradise Hills fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Katoro became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Waku Kungo became progressively more disconnected and Paradise Hills fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Katoro had a more sprawly network than Waku Kungo in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.