Labutta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Labutta in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LabuttaAyeyarwady (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Labutta plotted against Ayeyarwady and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Labutta's incremental SNDi rose from 5.97 to 6.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Labutta ranked 14th out of 18 cities in Ayeyarwady and 109th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.23
Rank in Myanmar
85th of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
12th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.15
Rank in Myanmar
109th of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
14th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LabuttaMusYucheng

In new street additions, Labutta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Muş built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Yucheng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Labutta grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Muş became progressively more disconnected and Yucheng became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.