Payathonzu in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Payathonzu in context
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?
- Mankapur, India
- Bomadi, Nigeria
- Gaolong, China
- Mukanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Anfu County, China
- Tanout, Niger
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.