Sittwe: city in Rakhine, 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 Sittwe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.47, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.93, 3.89, 0.12 and 1.25. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Sittwe fell, then rose. In 1991-2000, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sittwe spans a total of 67 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.25, which is relatively 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 6.93, 4.16, 2.79 and 1.47. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Sittwe has become more connected.
Sittwe and Rakhine do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sittwe was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rakhine was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Sittwe fare in comparison to others in Rakhine? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sittwe was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Rakhine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rakhine, street construction in Sittwe has become more connected. Sittwe ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Sittwe 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 Sittwe fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sittwe was the 64th-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 Sittwe has become more connected. Sittwe ranked 4th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 70th in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014.
Sittwe and Rakhine do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sittwe fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rakhine was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Sittwe is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Rakhine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rakhine, the street network in Sittwe has become more connected. Sittwe ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Sittwe and Myanmar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sittwe fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Myanmar was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Sittwe is the 80th-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 Sittwe has become more connected. Sittwe ranked 4th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 80th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sittwe had a built-up area of 2.03 square kilometers, and a population of 148227 people.
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