Thaton: city in Mon, 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 Thaton as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.6, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.56, 2.4 and 1.73. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Thaton spans a total of 72 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 1.56, 1.6 and 1.6. Data was not available in 1975.
Thaton and Mon 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 Mon was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Thaton fare in comparison to others in Mon? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thaton was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Mon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mon, street construction in Thaton has become more disconnected. Thaton ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Thaton 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 Thaton fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thaton was the 56th-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 Thaton has become more disconnected. Thaton ranked 57th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 56th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Thaton and Mon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mon was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Thaton is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Mon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Thaton ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Thaton and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Thaton is the 74th-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 Thaton has become more connected. Thaton ranked 62nd in 1976-1990, 68th in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Thaton had a built-up area of 2.25 square kilometers, and a population of 141604 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: