Mumigunga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mumigunga in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MumigungaKigoma (Region)Tanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mumigunga plotted against Kigoma and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Mumigunga was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Kigoma which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Mumigunga's incremental SNDi rose from 1.98 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mumigunga ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Kigoma and 24th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Tanzania
13th of 45
Rank in Kigoma
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Tanzania
24th of 45
Rank in Kigoma
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MumigungaSishuihaasaangnyj

In new street additions, Mumigunga built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Sishui built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and হাসানগঞ্জ fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mumigunga became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Sishui became progressively more disconnected and হাসানগঞ্জ fluctuated in connectivity. Mumigunga and Sishui have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.