Loikaw in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Loikaw in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LoikawKayah (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Loikaw plotted against Kayah and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Loikaw peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Kayah which peaked in 1991-2005 and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Loikaw's incremental SNDi fell from 2.2 to 1.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Loikaw ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kayah and 10th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.99
Rank in Myanmar
5th of 113
Rank in Kayah
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Myanmar
10th of 113
Rank in Kayah
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LoikawHagadera Refugee CampKuchaman

In new street additions, Loikaw built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Hagadera Refugee Camp built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kuchaman fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Loikaw grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hagadera Refugee Camp became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Kuchaman fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Loikaw had a more connected network than Hagadera Refugee Camp in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.