Kitchanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kitchanga in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KitchangaNord-Kivu (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kitchanga plotted against Nord-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kitchanga's incremental SNDi rose from 1.64 to 1.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kitchanga ranked 2nd out of 16 cities in Nord-Kivu and 18th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
15th of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
1st of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
18th of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
2nd of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KitchangaKecamatan KopangChelm

In new street additions, Kecamatan Kopang and Chełm both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kitchanga fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Kecamatan Kopang and Chełm both became progressively more disconnected, while Kitchanga fluctuated in connectivity. Kitchanga and Chełm have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.