Meiktila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Meiktila in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeiktilaMandalay (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Meiktila plotted against Mandalay and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Meiktila's incremental SNDi rose from 2.65 to 3.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Meiktila ranked 3rd out of 10 cities in Mandalay and 24th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.03
Rank in Myanmar
18th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
2nd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Myanmar
24th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
3rd of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeiktilaKahror PaccaNarsinghpur

In new street additions, Meiktila and Kahror Pacca both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Narsinghpur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Meiktila and Kahror Pacca both fluctuated in connectivity, while Narsinghpur became progressively more disconnected. Meiktila and Narsinghpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.