Pakokku: city in Magway, 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 Pakokku as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.3, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.4, -0.14, 0.05 and 1.75. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Pakokku fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pakokku spans a total of 186 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.14, which is very well-connected.
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 1.4, -0.1, -0.1 and 0.3. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Pakokku has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Pakokku and Magway follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Pakokku fare in comparison to others in Magway? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pakokku was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Magway. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Magway, street construction in Pakokku has become more connected. Pakokku ranked 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Pakokku and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Pakokku was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Pakokku fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pakokku was the 55th-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 Pakokku has become more connected. Pakokku ranked 49th in 1975, 87th in 1976-1990, 72nd in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014.
Pakokku and Magway follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Pakokku is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Magway. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Magway, the street network in Pakokku has become more connected. Pakokku ranked 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Pakokku and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Pakokku was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Pakokku is the 106th-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 Pakokku has become more connected. Pakokku ranked 49th in 1975, 98th in 1976-1990, 105th in 1991-2000 and 106th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Pakokku had a built-up area of 7.54 square kilometers, and a population of 122321 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: