Hpa-An in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hpa-An in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hpa-AnKayin (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hpa-An plotted against Kayin and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hpa-An's incremental SNDi rose from 3.71 to 5.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hpa-An ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Kayin and 82nd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.08
Rank in Myanmar
76th of 113
Rank in Kayin
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.0
Rank in Myanmar
82nd of 113
Rank in Kayin
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hpa-AnHuairouBuon Ma Thuot

In new street additions, Hpa-An and Huairou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Buôn Ma Thuột built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Hpa-An and Huairou both became progressively more disconnected, while Buôn Ma Thuột became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Hpa-An and Huairou have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.