Taungoo: 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 Taungoo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.38, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.92, 6.09, 3.96 and 6.78. Disconnectivity in street construction in Taungoo follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Taungoo spans a total of 145 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.92, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.92, 3.33, 3.36 and 3.38. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Taungoo has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.41 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Taungoo and Bago follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Taungoo fare in comparison to others in Bago? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Taungoo was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Bago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bago, street construction in Taungoo has become more disconnected. Taungoo ranked 5th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Taungoo and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Taungoo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Taungoo fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Taungoo was the 4th-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 Taungoo has become more disconnected. Taungoo ranked 25th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Taungoo and Bago do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taungoo rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bago followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Taungoo is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Bago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bago, the street network in Taungoo has become more disconnected. Taungoo ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Taungoo and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taungoo rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Taungoo is the 19th-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 Taungoo has become more disconnected. Taungoo ranked 25th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Taungoo had a built-up area of 7.8 square kilometers, and a population of 164178 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: