Chinhoyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chinhoyi in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChinhoyiMashonaland West (Region)Zimbabwe (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chinhoyi plotted against Mashonaland West and Zimbabwe. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chinhoyi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.1 to 3.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chinhoyi ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Mashonaland West and 9th out of 14 in Zimbabwe as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Zimbabwe
9th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland West
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Zimbabwe
9th of 14
Rank in Mashonaland West
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChinhoyiPresovDema

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