Makambako in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makambako in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakambakoNjombe (Region)Tanzania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makambako plotted against Njombe and Tanzania. The SNDi of new construction in Makambako followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Njombe which rose steadily and Tanzania which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Makambako's incremental SNDi rose from 5.93 to 6.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makambako ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Njombe and 44th out of 45 in Tanzania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.8
Rank in Tanzania
44th of 45
Rank in Njombe
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.05
Rank in Tanzania
44th of 45
Rank in Njombe
1st of 1

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
MakambakoArandasLeo

While Arandas and Leo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Makambako fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Makambako and Leo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.