Myawaddy: city in Kayin, 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.
View Myawaddy, Myanmar on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Myawaddy as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.52, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.33, 2.48, 0.3 and 2.81. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Myawaddy fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Myawaddy spans a total of 152 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.81, 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 3.33, 2.52, 2.03 and 2.52. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Myawaddy has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Myawaddy and Kayin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Myawaddy was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kayin followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Myawaddy fare in comparison to others in Kayin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Myawaddy was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Kayin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Myawaddy ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Myawaddy and Myanmar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Myawaddy fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Myawaddy was the 35th-most disconnected out of the 107 cities in Myanmar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Myanmar, street construction in Myawaddy has become more connected. Myawaddy ranked 17th in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990, 66th in 1991-2000 and 35th in 2001-2014.
Myawaddy and Kayin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Myawaddy was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kayin rose steadily.
To date, Myawaddy is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Kayin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Myawaddy ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Myawaddy and Myanmar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Myawaddy is the 40th-most disconnected out of the 107 cities in Myanmar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Myanmar, the street network in Myawaddy has become more connected. Myawaddy ranked 17th in 1975, 31st in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 40th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Myawaddy had a built-up area of 5.12 square kilometers, and a population of 131230 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: