MANDALAY , MYANMAR

Hla myoMandalay City Development Committee September, 29, 2014

The biggest economic and cultural center in Upper Myanmar .

Regional and international “Hub City” with air routes, roads, railways and inland water ways .

Second largest city of Myanmar, and the biggest center in Upper Myanmar.

Historical heritages of ancient city and ancient sites around the city .

The second biggest city in Myanmar with 1.2 million population.

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CONCEPT OF CONCENTRATED AND DECENTRALIZATION 

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

By‐Polar Development Concept (Yangon & Mandalay)

LOCATION

Mandalay Region (7 Districts, 31 Townships)

Study Area228 km2

ROLES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• YANTANARPORN CYBER CITY (ICT town in PyinoolwinTownship)

• MOGOKE (jade and ruby production center, connecting to China)

• TADA‐U (Mandalay new satellite town project)

• NAY PYI TAW (new capital city)

• BAGAN (tourist attraction town)

• 4 old capitals & last royal capital

• Second largest city

• Center of Burmese culture, Buddhism & tourism

• Regional center of Upper Myanmar • Commercial• Logistics• Transit  trade with China & India

InnwaAmarapura

POPULATION

2009• Total Population: 1,114,068 (incl. Amarapura)

•Average Growth Rate: 1.7%•Average Density: 9,082 persons/km2

2010

248,746

224,300227,920194,703

65,000153,272

2011

1,114,068 (9,082 persons/km2)

POPULATION forecast

291,418256,585276,141250,047

78,396248,014

336,540289,950328,777

313890

92,790295,580

Year Aung Mye TharZanChan Aye Thar

ZanMa Har Aung

MyeChan Mya Thar

Zi Pyi Gyi Ta Gon AmarapuraTOTAL

POPULATIONAverage DensityGrowth Rate 1.45%/yr

Density(persons/k

m2) 1.23%/yr

Density(persons

/km2) 1.76%/yr

Density(persons

/km2) 2.30%/yr

Density(persons

/km2) 7.8,1.77%/yr Density

(persons/km2)

1.70%/yr Density

(persons/km2)

2011 248,746 9,498 224,300 18,251 227,920 14,733 194,703 7,460 153,272 4,636 65,127 6,812 1,114,068 9,082

5 2017 271,179 10,354 241,371 19,640 253,073 16,359 223,174 8,551 227,184 6,872 72,059 7,538 1,289,152 10,509

10 2022 291,418 11,127 256,585 20,878 276,141 17,850 250,047 9,580 248,014 7,502 78,396 8,200 1,402,834 11,436

15 2027 313,167 11,958 272,758 22,193 301,312 19,477 280,156 10,734 270,754 8,190 85,290 8,922 1,526,994 12,448

20 2032 336,540 12,850 289,950 23,592 328,777 21,253 313,890 12,026 295,580 8,941 92,790 9,706 1,662,639 13,554

248,746

224,300227,920194,703

65,000153,272

2011 2022 2032

1,114,068 (9,082 persons/km2)

1,402,834 (11,436 persons/km2)

1,662,639 (13,554 persons/km2)

Township/Area Population Population % AAGR Potentialin 2014 in 2040 2014 ‐ 40 Increase

Aungmyethazan 177,761            241,070       0.51            63,309       Chanayethazan 146,138            183,316       0.38            37,178       Mahaaungmye 172,841            215,393       0.37            42,552       Chanmyathazi 205,113            291,845       0.59            86,732       Pyigyidagun 145,929            233,752       0.79            87,823       Amarapura Existing Urban 59,487               76,336         0.42            16,849       Amarapura Existing Villages 26,962               166,263       3.04            139,301    Development Area 1 (Amarapura 16,543               641,235       6.11            624,692    Total Amarapura for PPTA 102,992            883,834       3.59            780,842    Development Area 2 (Patheingyi 19,759               606,972       5.72            587,213    Total Population 970,533            2,656,181   1.68            1,685,648 

Full Development

In 2014

In 2040

Note: an extra 245,000 people live in other rural areas of Amarapura and Patheingyi outside proposed development areas. The total estimated Mandalay population is 1.225 million (CENSUS 2014)

In 2040Population Densities

Location :

E Lat: 21°51´47˝ & 22°01´27˝

N Long: 96°03´17˝ &  96°03´47˝

Area

6 townships, 96 wards 

Amarapura  (After 2010

expansion area: 217 sq km)

Total road length : 1419.53 km(not including village roads)

Annual Rainfall : 810 mm/y

Current  City

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) directly controlled by Prime Minister’s Office• 5 townships, 88 wards (area: 117.4 km2)• Amarapura (Committee expansion area: 9.56 km2)

Aung Mye Thar Zan

Chan Aye Thar Zan

Ma Har Aung Mye

Chan Mye Thar Zi

Pyi Gyi Ta GonAmarapura

LAND USES

Old Airfield

Dumping Site

Transport Planning Mode of Transport– Per 100 HH ‐ Private Car 27, Motor 

Cycle 146, Bicycle 64

• Preferred means of Transport

– To work: Motorcycle used by four times as many people than go by bike or walk (2nd and 3rd) 

– To shop: Almost equal number walk or go by motorcycle, almost 5 times those by bike (3rd most popular) 

– To school: Twice as many go by motorcycle than walk (1st and 2nd) and five times as many as go by bicycle (3rd)

– For recreation: Motorcycles twice as popular as private car and almost three times use of bus (2nd & 3rd) 

– Very few use the train

Public Transportation in Mandalay City

Transport mode in Mandalay city

> Motorcycles> Mini‐buses are popular for public transport(Large‐sized buses or taxis )

> Railway( Circular train)

Change of transportation mode 

Majority of Modal Share

Bus/ Train(Public transport)

Private carMotorcycleBicycle

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Mini‐bus

An organization of the operations better adapted to high capacity / high efficiency Buses: one main “big company” vs. grouping small operators?MRT/LRT/BRT: separated operator vs. common with the buses?

Fare system and ticketing that do not discourage transfers during the trip (full integration?)

Integrated passenger information, service coordination, common Operations Control Center?

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Also an institutional and organizational issue

Main bus routesSource: MCDC / Roads and Bridges Dept 

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The street today

No clear hierarchy nor distinctions between streets All transport modes mixed on the same space Few continuous trees alignment Poor legibility, security, accessibility, quality of the public space Railway system insufficiently integrated in the transport network, low level of service

Mandalay City & Regional Development Plan . DHSHD. MOC (2040)

To develop the land use control zoning plan for Mandalay City

Area (2011)           ‐ 45.70 sq‐mile (118.36 sqkm)Area (2013)           ‐ 121.5 sq.milePopulation(2010)‐ 1.034 millionPopulation (2040)‐ 1.6 ‐ 2.0 million

Mandalay City

YadanabonICT CityTadaOo

Hotel Zone(5000 acres)

SemekhonPort

Myo TharIndustrial Zone(20000 acres)

TadaOoInternational airport

Airport BasedEPZ, SEZ

Conceptual Master Plan For Future Mandalay Growth

Sr.Nof

Organization's  Name Project's Name

Assistance Amount USD $ million

Investment Amount USD $ million)

1 ADB8251

Capacity Building Support for ProjectIdentification

0.3

2 ADB8472

Project Preparetory Technical Assistance forMandalay Urban Service ImprovementProject

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3 ADBG9177

Pro - Poor Community Infrastructure andBasic Services

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4 JICA Water Supply System for Pyigyi Tagon Township (30%)

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5 AFD Enhancement of MCDC 's Water Supply system and procurement of Technical equipment

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6 SAFEGE Green Mandalay City Project 1.3

7 VEI Netherland

Technical Cooperation for Water Supply

System

0.15

8 Kitakyushu Technical Cooperation (Water Treatment

operation and water quality Analysis)

0.6

9 HydrotekPublic(Thailand)

(Central Waste Water Treatment Plant & Collection System, Mandalay)

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10 OrganicGroup(Thailand)

(Solid Waste to Energy) 44

Total 29.35 56

Assistance and Investment Amount of International Organization

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