Nampula in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nampula in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nampula plotted against Mozambique. Both Nampula and Mozambique follow the same trend. Most recently, Nampula's incremental SNDi rose from 5.06 to 5.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nampula ranked 41st out of 44 in Mozambique as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.54
Rank in Mozambique
40th of 44

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Mozambique
41st of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NampulaPatialaKisangani

In new street additions, Patiala and Kisangani both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Nampula built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Nampula and Kisangani have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.