Abstract

• This paper analyse the retail shops of Bohmu Phokun and Taungoo University roads between 2007 and 2017. As the population increasein Myanmar, development process occur in every sector. Taungoo city either increased in total population or urban area. Taungoo lies within northern part of eastern Bago Region. It is also second largest district city after Bago city. It is located in southern part of Taungoo Township which is composed of 38 village tracts. These village tracts serve as hinterland of Taungoo city economy. Moreover, the development of educational centre such as Taungoo University, Teacher Training College, Computer University and GTC (Government Technology College) are established in Taungoo city environment. New Teacher Training College and Taungoo University are situated in western part of Taungoo city. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influencing factors for the temporal changes of the pattern, types and style of retail shops. This paper is represented by the comparative study of retail shops for the years 2007 and 2017 along the Bohmu Phokun and Taungoo University roads which connect Taungoo and Taungoo University and Teacher Training College. Data was collected by field survey and structured interview for 2017 and comparative study was made based on 2007. Spatial analysis of retail shops is conducted by using GIS (Geographic Information System). The changes of the pattern, types and style of retail shops can be found year by year according to many background influencing factors especially Taungoo University and Teacher Training College. It is noted that the landuse pattern has been changed from agricultural landuse and residential landuse to commercial landuse along these roads especially between Taungoo and Taungoo University.