Payathonzu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Payathonzu in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PayathonzuKayin (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Payathonzu plotted against Kayin and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Payathonzu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.4 to 2.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Payathonzu ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Kayin and 25th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.92
Rank in Myanmar
16th of 113
Rank in Kayin
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in Myanmar
25th of 113
Rank in Kayin
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PayathonzuMankapurMukanga

In new street additions, Payathonzu and Mankapur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mukanga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Payathonzu and Mankapur both fluctuated in connectivity, while Mukanga became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Payathonzu and Mankapur have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.