Lawksawk: city in Shan, 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 Lawksawk as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.72, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.2, 3.52 and 1.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lawksawk spans a total of 31 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, -0.2, 0.06 and 0.72. Data was not available in 1975.
Lawksawk and Shan 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 Shan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Lawksawk fare in comparison to others in Shan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lawksawk was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Shan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Shan, street construction in Lawksawk has become more disconnected. Lawksawk ranked 16th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lawksawk 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 Lawksawk fare in comparison to others in Myanmar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lawksawk was the 58th-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 Lawksawk has become more disconnected. Lawksawk ranked 88th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lawksawk and Shan 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 Shan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Lawksawk is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Shan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Shan, the street network in Lawksawk has become more disconnected. Lawksawk ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lawksawk 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, Lawksawk is the 97th-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 Lawksawk has become more disconnected. Lawksawk ranked 99th in 1976-1990, 103rd in 1991-2000 and 97th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lawksawk had a built-up area of 1.8 square kilometers, and a population of 54293 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: