Namhkam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Namhkam in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NamhkamShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Namhkam plotted against Shan and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Namhkam's incremental SNDi rose from 2.04 to 4.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Namhkam ranked 4th out of 19 cities in Shan and 16th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.12
Rank in Myanmar
52nd of 113
Rank in Shan
11th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Myanmar
16th of 113
Rank in Shan
4th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NamhkamHaftkelBalkanabat

In new street additions, Namhkam fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Haftkel built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Balkanabat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Haftkel and Balkanabat both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Namhkam fluctuated in connectivity. Namhkam and Balkanabat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.