Kyauktaga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kyauktaga in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KyauktagaBago (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kyauktaga plotted against Bago and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Kyauktaga followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Bago which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Kyauktaga ranked 3rd out of 13 cities in Bago and 26th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in Myanmar
26th of 113
Rank in Bago
3rd of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KyauktagaDemebechaFangzheng

In new street additions, Kyauktaga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Demebecha built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Fangzheng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Demebecha and Fangzheng both became progressively more disconnected, while Kyauktaga became progressively more disconnected. Kyauktaga and Demebecha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.