Myan Aung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Myan Aung in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Myan AungAyeyarwady (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Myan Aung plotted against Ayeyarwady and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Myan Aung peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Ayeyarwady which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Myan Aung's incremental SNDi fell from 10.17 to 9.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Myan Aung ranked 11th out of 18 cities in Ayeyarwady and 103rd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.03
Rank in Myanmar
104th of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
15th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.14
Rank in Myanmar
103rd of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
11th of 18

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
Myan AungZlitenBhawaniganj

In new street additions, Myan Aung and Zliten both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bhawaniganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Myan Aung and Zliten both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhawaniganj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Myan Aung and Bhawaniganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.