Kyauktan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kyauktan 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
KyauktanYangon (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kyauktan plotted against Yangon and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kyauktan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 5.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kyauktan ranked 4th out of 13 cities in Yangon and 47th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.05
Rank in Myanmar
73rd of 113
Rank in Yangon
7th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in Myanmar
47th of 113
Rank in Yangon
4th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KyauktanSabanalargaWenago

Kyauktan, Sabanalarga, and Wenago all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Sabanalarga and Wenago both became progressively more disconnected, while Kyauktan fluctuated in connectivity. Kyauktan and Sabanalarga have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.