Paungde: city in Bago, Myanmar
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Paungde as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.88, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.41, 5.37, nan and 2.04. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Paungde spans a total of 54 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 3.41, 3.79, 4.11 and 3.88. The aggregate street network in Paungde increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Paungde and Bago do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bago followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Paungde fare in comparison to others in Bago? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Paungde was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Bago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Paungde ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Paungde and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Paungde fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Paungde was the 48th-most disconnected out of the 107 cities in Myanmar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Myanmar, street construction in Paungde has become more disconnected. Paungde ranked 15th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990 and 48th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Paungde and Bago do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Paungde peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bago followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Paungde is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Bago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bago, the street network in Paungde has become more connected. Paungde ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Paungde and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Paungde peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Paungde is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 107 cities in Myanmar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Myanmar, the street network in Paungde has become more disconnected. Paungde ranked 15th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Paungde had a built-up area of 1.08 square kilometers, and a population of 67233 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: