Mpanda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mpanda in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MpandaKatavi (Region)Tanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mpanda plotted against Katavi and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Mpanda rose steadily, compared to Katavi which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mpanda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.05 to 2.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mpanda ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Katavi and 15th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Tanzania
20th of 45
Rank in Katavi
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Tanzania
15th of 45
Rank in Katavi
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MpandaBeshkapaLukalaba

Mpanda, Beshkapa, and Lukalaba all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.