Shwebo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shwebo in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShweboSagaing (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shwebo plotted against Sagaing and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shwebo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.92 to 3.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shwebo ranked 4th out of 5 cities in Sagaing and 23rd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.04
Rank in Myanmar
19th of 113
Rank in Sagaing
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in Myanmar
23rd of 113
Rank in Sagaing
4th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShweboPernampattuCienaga

Shwebo, Pernampattu, and Ciénaga all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Shwebo and Ciénaga both became progressively more disconnected, while Pernampattu fluctuated in connectivity. Shwebo and Pernampattu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.