Hlegu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hlegu 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
HleguYangon (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hlegu plotted against Yangon and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hlegu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 4.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hlegu ranked 2nd out of 13 cities in Yangon and 37th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.17
Rank in Myanmar
54th of 113
Rank in Yangon
6th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in Myanmar
37th of 113
Rank in Yangon
2nd of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HleguOgharefeQuibdo

Hlegu, Ogharefe, and Quibdó all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Hlegu and Ogharefe both became progressively more disconnected, while Quibdó grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Hlegu and Ogharefe have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.