Kungyangon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kungyangon in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KungyangonYangon (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kungyangon plotted against Yangon and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Kungyangon rose steadily, compared to Yangon which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kungyangon's incremental SNDi rose from 4.73 to 5.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kungyangon ranked 11th out of 13 cities in Yangon and 92nd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.1
Rank in Myanmar
77th of 113
Rank in Yangon
9th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.38
Rank in Myanmar
92nd of 113
Rank in Yangon
11th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KungyangonNirsaPauakhali

In new street additions, Kungyangon built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nirsa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Pauakhali built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kungyangon and Nirsa both became progressively more disconnected, while Pauakhali became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Kungyangon and Nirsa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.