Spatial Distribution Pattern Of Tea Shop In Bago Town, Myanmar

1SpatialDistributionPatternofTeaShopinBagoTown,MyanmarMonMonSan1,NawThitaguMyintzuHtun2,NawThinPhyuPhyuHtwe3ABSTRACTMostoftheurbanresidentsaregettingintothehabitoftakingteaandcoffeeatleasttwiceaday.Thisstudytriestodepictthedistributionoftea-shopinBagotownandfindsouttherelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicstatusofthetown.InBagotown,therearethreetypesofteashops.Thedistributionpatternsareaffectedbythesocio-economicconditionsofthetown.Simplestatisticalmethodsareusedtofindouttherelationships.Andthreesizesoftea-shopareHigh,MediumandSmalldependingontheiropenspace.Thenumberandqualityoftheteashopsdependonthesocio-economicstatusofthecity.Therefore,thispaperistitledTheSpatialDistributionPatternofTeaShopsinBagoTown.Forthewholetown,mostoftheteashoparedistributedmainlyalongthehighways,themainroads,junctionofthestreetsandconcentratednearmarkets.DistributionpatternoftheteashopsinBagotownshowsthatitisclusteredinthenorthernpartwhiledispersedinthesouthernpart.Mostoftheteashopareupgradedtheirshopsdecorationsandopenthewholedaywiththevarietyoffoodsbecauseoftheirlocalneeds.TheexistenceoftheseteashopcentersshowthatBagotownhasbetterenvironmentalconditionsforthelocationalchoiceofeconomicactivities.Keyworks:Tea-shop,distributionpatterns,socio-economic,environmentalconditionsINTRODUCTIONBagoTownisrunacrossbyYangon-MandalayHighwayRoadandRailRoad.Bagowardisoneofthetrafficcongestedareasandpopulationcrowdedarea.Nowadays,teashopculturalinBagoisauniqueone.Theteashopsaremostlyoneverystreetsandwards.ThisstudytriestodepictthedistributionpatternsofteashopintheBagoTownandfindouttheestimationthebestlocationfornewteashopsrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicstatusofthewards.Thesecondarydatasuchascitymapplan,WardsboundaryandpopulationdataarecollectedfromDepartmentofTownshipDevelopmentCommitteeandGeneralAdministrationDepartmentofBago.Moreover,addressesandlocationofregisteredteashopsarecollectedfromDepartmentofTownshipdevelopmentcommittee.Theprimarydata,especiallyfortheteashopsdistributedlocationsareusuallycollectedbyfieldsurveying.ToregistertherawmapscollectedfromtheGAD,theGISsoftware10.1wasusedandtheneededmapregistrationsprocessingwereproceeded.TheUTMmapWGS1984Zone47wasusedasbasedmap.Moreover,theteashopscollectedbyfieldsurveyingwerealsoinsertedontheratifiedmapbyusingArcGISsoftware.Thisprojectpapercanbeassessedforfurtherstudyofsocioeconomicconditionswithinthistown.Objectives2Tostudythenature,typesandnumberofteashopsinBagotownbyusingArcGISanalysistools.ToexaminetheteashopsdistributionpatternsinBagotown.Tocorrelatethedistributionofthetypesofteashopsandtheroadsinfrastructure,andthepopulationdistributedconditionsoftheBagotown.MethodologyToregistertherawmapscollectedfromtheGAD,theGISsoftware10.1wasusedandtheneededmapregistrationsprocessingwereproceeded.TheUTMmapWGS1984Zone47wasusedasbasedmap.Moreover,theteashopscollectedbyfieldsurveyingwerealsoinsertedontheratifiedmapbyusingArcGISsoftware.Incaseofspatialanalysis,bufferanalysistoolisespeciallyusedforbufferinganalysisonteashopsandmainroadcorrelation.Overlayanalysisisalsousedforanalysisonpopulationdistribution,densityandteashopsdistributedconditionsinstudyarea.Whenanalyzedontheteashopsdistributedpatternschangedbyclasses,overlayanalysisisalsoused.DefinitionTeashop:1.Ateahouseortearoomisavenuecentredondrinkingtea.Itsfunctionvarieswidelydependingonthecultureandsomeculturehaveavarietyofdistricttea-centredhousethatallqualifyundertheEnglishlanguagetermteahouseortearoom.(en.wikipediaorg/Teashops)2.TheteashopswasfoundedbyReedDufrane,knownlocallyandworldwideastheteaMan.TheteaManpassedawayin2001,andsincethentheteashophasbeenoperatedbyhisfamily,widow,Virginia,daughters,LisaandLauraandgrandson,MattandMattswife,Beckyandgranddaughter,Molly.Theteashophasbecomearealfamilyoperation.Formanyyears,ithasbecomecompletelywed-based,butremainscommittedtothesamehighstandardsofqualityandcontinuesthevisionoftheteamanbyprovidingitsconsumerswithonlythebestteafromaroundtheworld.(http//theteashop.com)GeographicalFactorsoftheStudyAreaBagoTownisoneofthetwenty-eighttownshipsofBagoRegion.ItissituatedinthesouthernpartofBagoRegion,occupyingBago-Sittaungrivervalley.Itextendsapproximatelybetween1721'and1729'northlatitudesandbetween9626'and9629'eastlongitudesinFig.1.1.ThetownareaisborderedbyWarmayan,Mekhon,OkehpoVillageTractsonthenorth,Kamarnat,Hmontaing,Auksidee(west)VillageTractsontheeast,Zaynyaungpin,GwayttansheyVillageTractsonthesouth,andNyaunginnVillageTractsonthewest.BagoTown,withthetotalareaof48.4squarekilometres(18.69squaremiles),comprises31wards.TheextensionoftownareaalongtheYangon-Mandalayrailroadandroadhasgiventhetownanelongatedshape.3Figure(1).LocationofBagoRegionwithinMyanmarSource:SurveyDepartment4Figure(2).LocationofBagoTownshipwithinBagoRegionSource:BasedonTopographicMapFigure(3).LocationofBagoTownwithinBagoTownshipSource:BasedonTopographicMap5SOCIALBACKGROUNDOFBAGOTOWNHistoricalBackgroundTheMonswerefirstsettledatthissiteofBagoTownandwasnamedUssa.ThefirstcitywasfoundedbytwoMonbrothersintheearly9thcenturyAD.HistoricallythedynastyisrecognizedasEarlyHantharwadyEra.BythattimeEra.BythattimeShwemawdawPagodaandtherecliningBuddhaimageShwetharlyaungalreadyhadexisted.ItwasintheMiddleHantharwadyEra,foundedbyByinnya-Uin1369andendedunderTakayutpiin1539thatanumberofreligiousstructures,includingmostlypagodas,simas,monasteriesandreplicaofBodhGayawereeastilishedlargelybyKingDhammacetiandQueenShinsawpu(alsotherula)whenthedynastyrosetoitszenithwithpeaceandprosperity.KingDhammaceti,beingtheBuddhistrulerofthetype,greatlyadvancedthecauseofBuddhism,mostofthepresentwell-knownBuddhiststructureswerefoundedbythekingsandthesuccessiverulersmaintained,repairedandrenovatedthem.Asaresult,thelandareausedforreligiouspurposesinBagoTownisfairlylargeinproportion,combinedwithlatedevelopmentinthecolonialperiodbytheIndianstocksincludingHindusandMuslians.Nevertheless,itistheBuddhistreligiousstructuresthatcanattactagreaternumberofglobetrotters.PopulationGrowthPopulationhasbeenincreasingannually.Therefore,BagoTownhasextendeditsurbanareasince1989.Thisextendingurbanareaformerlysupportedtoagriculturalandotherlanduses.Thenumberofpopulations,populationgrowthrate,densityanddistribution,urbanandruralpopulationsarecloselyrelatedtothedevelopmentofcottageindustries.PopulationcensuswastakensoonaftertheBritishoccupationofLowerMyanmarintenyearsinterval.In1872,Bagowasonlyasmalltownwith4,416persons.Accordingto1973censusthetotalpopulationofBagoTownwas180,217persons.Thenin1983censusindicatedthatthetotalpopulationofBagoTownwas183,346,whenthatofBagoTownshipwas320,377persons.TheestimatedpopulationofBagoTownin1993was186,530persons,whenthatofBagoTownshipwas356,006persons.Thenin2003thetotalpopulationofBagoTownwas224,795,whenthatofBagoTownshipwas397,378persons.ThetotalpopulationofBagoTownwas216,401in2013,196,927personsin2014and237,619personsin2015.Accordingtotable(1),TheincreasedpopulationofBagoTownduring1973~83was3,129persons,1983~93was3,184personsand1993~2003was38,265persons.Thedecreaseinthepopulationnumberin2003~2013was8,394persons,19,474personsin2014and40,692personsin2015duetoimmigrationintoBagofromotherplacesorfromneighboringtownshipsforbetterjobopportunityandearninggreaterincome.Table(1)PopulationGrowthinBagoTown(1973~2015)No.YearPopulationIncreaseDecrease11973180,217--21983183,3463,129-31993186,5303,184-42003224,79538,265-52013216,401-8,39462014196,927-19,47472015237,61940692-6PopulationDensityandDistributionThepopulationwithintheTownisnotevenlydistributed.PopulationdistributionishighlyconcentratedinthecentralpartoftheTownshipbecauseofaccessibility.NandawyaWardhasthelargestpopulationduetogoodcommunicationandeconomicactivities.ThetotalpopulationofNandawyaWardin2015was31,389personsor13.2percentofthetotalpopulationofBagoTown.ThepopulationdensityofNandawyaWardwas18362.58personspersquarekilometers,followedbyMazinWardwith19,954personsor8.4percentandpopulationdensitywas15722.95personspersquarekilometers.ZaypineWardwasthelowestpopulationwith967personsor0.4percentofthetotalpopulation(fig4).PopulationnumbersanddensityofBagoTownin2015arepresentedinthetable(2).Table(2)PopulationDensitybyWardsinBagoTown,2015No.WardsTotalPopulationArea(sq-miles)Area(sq-km)Density(persq-miles)Density(persq-km)1Yonegyi3,9220.230.595717052.176583.852Shinsawpu11,1420.380.984229321.0511320.873Lakepyarkan5,3580.140.362638271.4314776.614Myotwingyi9,0910.531.372717152.836622.715Ponnasu12,2850.350.906535100.0013552.126Panhlaing1,1280.040.103628200.0010888.037Zaypine9670.020.051848350.0018667.958Nyaungwaing(S)1,3490.020.051867450.0026042.479Nyaungwaing(N)1,0940.120.31089116.673519.9510Thunpaya1,6410.070.181323442.869051.3011Kyaunkkyisu7,8670.050.1295157340.0060749.0312Zaigganaing(S)7,4100.30.77724700.009536.6813Zaigganaing(N)8,5700.10.25985700.0033088.8014Mazin19,9540.491.269140722.4515722.9515Kalyarni10,5790.220.569848086.3618566.1616Kyunthayar11,8910.451.165526424.4410202.4917Hinthagone8,1480.120.310867900.0026216.2218Bogone5,5660.391.010114271.795510.3519Hanthawaddy5,0410.531.37279511.323672.3220Ywathit2,5170.140.362617978.576941.5321Myothit10,5370.631.631716725.406457.6822Nandawya31,3890.661.709447559.0918362.5823OkthaMyothit(1)10,7050.711.838915077.465821.4124Oktha(2)6,5170.571.476311433.334414.4125Oktha(3)1,9530.551.42453550.911371.0126Oktha(4)3,4450.511.32096754.902608.0727Oktha(5)5,9850.671.73538932.843448.9728Oktha(6)4,2790.952.46054504.211739.0829Oktha(7)10,5501.383.57427644.932951.7130Oktha(8)12,6412.686.94124716.791821.1531Oktha(9)4,0984.9612.8464826.21319.00Total/Average237,61918.9649.106430123.1611630.56Source:GeneralAdministrationDepartment,BagoandBaselineDataCensus_MIMU_20157Figure(4)WardMapandPopulationDensityofBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMapGeneralDistributionPatternofStudyAreaUrbanresidentsaregettingintothehabitoftakingteaorcoffeeatleasttwiceaday.Duringlastdecade,mostofthetea-shopswereservedonlyteaorcoffeeormilkwithteaanddrinkstimely:Breakfastmenu,LunchmenuandEveningmenuset.InBagoTown,mostoftheresidentialhousesaresmallapartmentroomtypewithflats.Theydonothavelivingroomwidely.Therefore,theyservedtheirguesstomeetattheteashop.TheseteashopsaresignificantplacesamongtheHumanSocietyofurbanarea.Someareusedfortheirbusinesswork,someteenagersareusedforlisteningpopularmusicorwatchingsport,moviesandsomeadultmenwanttomeetandtalktheircollages.Theseteashopcanbecalledasasocialcontactplaceorasabusinessinformationcenterorasarecreationalcenter.InBagoTown,thereare31wardsinwith71teashops.Therearethreetypesofteashops,Largesizeteashop,mediumandsmallsizeteashopdependingontheirspace.Amongthetotalnumberof71teashops,someareopenfromabout5:00inthemorningtoaroundabout9:00inEvening.Someareopeningtillnighttimewithinternationalsportsprogramsasaspecialservice.Generally,varioustypesofteashopscanbefoundineveryward,alongthemainroadssuchasYangon-BagoHighway,TaungooRoad,ThanatpinRoad,ShwemawdawPagodaRoadandSandawtwinroad.ThedistributionpatternofteashopsbywardscanbeshowinTable3.Mostoftheteashopsareingeneral.8Table(3)DistributionofTeaShopbyWardNoWardNumberofTeaShop1Yonegyi32Shinsawpu43Lakepyarkan34Myotwingyi25Ponnasu46Panhlaing17Zaypine28Nyaungwaing(S)19Nyaungwaing(N)010Thunpaya111Kyaunkkyisu212Zaigganaing(S)013Zaigganaing(N)314Mazin215Kalyarni016Kyunthayar417Hinthagone218Bogone119Hanthawaddy520Ywathit021Myothit022Nandawya823OkthaMyothit(1)124Oktha(2)325Oktha(3)126Oktha(4)227Oktha(5)028Oktha(6)529Oktha(7)530Oktha(8)231Oktha(9)4Total71Source:DepartmentofTownshipDevelopmentCommitteeandFieldSurveyDistributionofTeashopsbyWardThisstudytriestodepictthedistributionofteashopinthewardsofBagoTownandfindsouttherelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicstatusofthewards.ThehighestnumberofteashopinBagoTowncanbefoundinNandawyawardwitheightteashops,followedbyHanthawaddy,Oktha(6)andOktha(7)withfiveteashopsrespectively.NandawyawardhasthelargestpopulationinBagoTownandsituatedwithinthetwomainroadsnamelySandawtwinRoadandThanatpinRoad.HanthawaddywardsituatedwithinTaungoomainroadsandTatma(77)street.Oktha(6)andOktha(7)wardssituatedbesideYangon-BagoHighway.9Thethirdmostconcentratedwardofteashopsisfourteashops,inPonnasuwhichisthethirdlargestpopulation,KyunthayarwhichisthefourthlargestpopulationandsituatedwithinYangon-BagoHighwayandShinsawpuwhichisthefifthlargestpopulationandsituatedwithinShwemawdawPagodaRoad.EachofthethreeteashopsisboundinYonegyi,Lakepyarkan,Zaigganaing(N)andOktha(2)wards.TwoteashopseachinMyotwingyi,Zaypaine,Kyaunkkyisu,Mazin,Hinthagone,Oktha(4)andOktha(8)andonlyoneteashopcanbefoundinPanhlaing,Nyaungwaing(S),Thunpaya,Bogone,OkthaMyothit(1)andOktha(3)areseeninthewarddistributionpatternofteashopsinBagoTown.(Figure5).Nyaungwaing(N),Zaigganing(S),Kalyarni,Ywathit,MyothitandOktha(5)donothaveanyregisteredteashop.Whentheauthorsurveyedthisward,teashopsarefoundonlyopenstallswithsmallstoolsaroundsmalltablesalongtheroadinKalyarniandYwarthit.Figure(5)PopulationDensityandTeaShopDistributionofBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMap10Table(4)DistributionofTeaShopsbyClassesNoWardsAddressFeetFeetClass1YonegyiNo.(60),BandulaStreet,YonegyiWard1012YonegyiKyonetharyarStreet,YonegyiWard2013YonegyiPyitawdar(2)Street,YonegyiWard3024ShinsawpuSoshelit(12)Street,ShinsawpuWard1015ShinsawpuNo.(330),ShwemawdawPagodaRoad,ShinsawpuWard2016ShinsawpuShwemawdawPagodaRoad,ShinsawpuWard2017ShinsawpuNo.(275),BandulaStreet,ShinsawpuWard3028LakepyakanNo.(557),Thanatpin,LakepyakanWard2529LakepyakanNo.(816),HmawkanAhNountRoad,LakepyakanWard25210LakepyakanThanatpin,LakepyakanWard20111MyotwingyiThanatpin,PyitawdarSiSetShyeh,MyotwingyiWard20112MyotwingyiThanatpin,MyotwingyiWard25213PonnasuNo.(922),PonnasuRoad,PonnasuWard25214PonnasuHmawKan(16)Street,PonnasuWard20115PonnasuHmawKan(9)Street,PonnasuWard15116PonnasuNo.(1064),Ponnasu(4)Street,PonnasuWard15117PanhlaingNo.(192),KonepawtanStreet,PanhlaingWard20118ZaypineMyomaZay-UpperFloor,ZaypineWard20119ZaypineNo.(1),FireStationRoad,ZaypineWard15120NyaungwaingNo.(3),NgarZay,Nyaungwaing(10)Street,NyaungwaingWard15121ThunpayaThunpayaRoad,ThunpayaWard15122KyaukkyisuThunpayaRoad,KyaukkyisuWard20123KyaukkyisuYwarThitRoad,KyaukkyisuWard15124Zaigganaing(N)No.(70),(4)Street,Zaigganaing(N)Ward20125Zaigganaing(N)No.(26/1),ButarRoad,Zaigganaing(N)Ward30226Zaigganaing(N)No.(22),ButarRoad,Zaigganaing(N)Ward10127MazinMaharzaydiPagodaRoad,MazinWard15128MazinNo.(421),ShwethalayaungRoad,MazinWard15129KyunthayarNo.(597),Yangon-MandalayHighway,KyunthayarWard15130KyunthayarNo.(39),MingalarRoad,KyunthayarWard10131KyunthayarYangonRoad,KyunthayarWard40332KyunthayarYangonRoad,KyunthayarWard30233HinthagoneNo.(25),ThanatpinRoad,HinthagoneWard10134HinthagoneThanatpinRoad,MonSanPya15135BogoneHinthagonePagodaRoad,BogoneWard15136HanthawaddyNo.(51),TaungooRoad,HanthawaddyWard20137HanthawaddyThatMa(77)Street,HanthawaddyWard15138HanthawaddyThatMa(77)Street,HanthawaddyWard15139HanthawaddyTaungooRoad,HanthawaddyWard40340HanthawaddyTaungooRoad,HanthawaddyWard20141NandawyaNo.(5),ThanatpinRoad,NandawyaWard20142NandawyaNo.(1537),SantawtwinRoad,NandawyaWard20143NandawyaNo.(27),ThanatpinRoad,NandawyaWard15144NandawyaSantawtwinRoad,NandawyaWard20145NandawyaSantawtwinRoad,NandawyaWard20146NandawyaShweaungywayPagodaRoad,NyarnabalaMonastery,NandawyaWard15147NandawyaNo.(1513),SantawtwinRoad,NandawyaWard15148NandawyaOkthathiri(7)Street,NandawyaWard15149OkthaMyothit(1)MahargyiRoad,Ward(1),OkthaMyothit15150OkthaMyothit(2)No.(112-Kha),Yangon-MandalayHighway,Ward(2),OkthaMyothit40351OkthaMyothit(2)No.(259),BahtooJunction,Ward(2),OkthaMyothit20152OkthaMyothit(2)TapinshwehtiRoad,Ward(2),OkthaMyothit10153OkthaMyothit(3)No.(7/340-Ka),BahtooRoad,Ward(3),OkthaMyothit1511154OkthaMyothit(4)No.(14/437),YarzardhiritStreet,Ward(4),OkthaMyothit20155OkthaMyothit(4)No(490),Yangon-MandalayHighway,Ward(4),OkthaMyothit30256OkthaMyothit(6)No.(155),ThameinbaranRoad,Ward(6),OkthaMyothit25257OkthaMyothit(6)No.(194),ThameinbaranRoad,Ward(6),OkthaMyothit10158OkthaMyothit(6)ThameinbaranRoad,Ward(6),OkthaMyothit25259OkthaMyothit(6)No.(315),Ward(6),OkthaMyothit10160OkthaMyothit(6)No.(314),Ward(6),OkthaMyothit15161OkthaMyothit(7)YangonRoad,Ward(7),OkthaMyothit25262OkthaMyothit(7)No.(432),DammaparlaRoad,Ward(7),OkthaMyothit15163OkthaMyothit(7)No.(730/730),YangonRoad,Ward(7),OkthaMyothit30264OkthaMyothit(7)No.(7/6),YangonRoad,Ward(7),OkthaMyothit30265OkthaMyothit(7)No.(1309),YangonRoad,Ward(7),OkthaMyothit20166OkthaMyothit(8)No(1167),YangonRoad,Ward(8),OkthaMyothit40367OkthaMyothit(8)No.(24/1171),NaeMyay(9),Ward(8),OkthaMyothit15168OkthaMyothit(9)YangonRoad,NyaungInn,Ward(9),OkthaMyothit30269OkthaMyothit(9)YangonRoad,NyaungInn,Ward(9),OkthaMyothit10170OkthaMyothit(9)YangonRoad,CollegeSheyh,Ward(9),OkthaMyothit20171OkthaMyothit(9)YangonRoad,CollegeSheyh,Ward(9),OkthaMyothit302Source:DepartmentofTownshipDevelopmentCommitteeandFieldSurveyTeashopsDensitybyClassinBagoTownTheclassesofteashopsareclassifiedintothreeclasses:largesize,mediumandsmallsizedependingontheirspace.Large-sizetea-shopscanbedefinedbybetweenthirty-oneandfortyfeet,morethantwentytablesincludingwiththeirfinedecoration,suchasSatelliteTelevisionChannelandgoodservices.ThanKyweTeaShoponYangon-BagoHighwayinKyunthayarWard,ThanKyweTeaShoponTaungooRoadinHanthawaddyward,ThanKyweTeaShoponYangon-BagoHighwayinOktha(2)wardandKanHtooTeaShoponYangon-BagoHighwayinOktha(8)ward.Mediumsizedefinesbybetweentwenty-oneandthirtyfeet,withtherangeoffifteentotwentytablesontheopenspaceandfinedecorationincludingentertainmentsuchasmodernmusic,Internationalsports.ItcanbefoundinYonegyi,Shinsawpu,Lakepyakan,Myotwingyi,Ponnasu,Zaingganaing(N),Kyunthayar,Oktha(4),Oktha(6),Oktha(7)andOktha(9).Smalldefinedbybetweentenandtwentyfeet,includeslessthanfifteentables.Itislocatednarrowspace;afewtablesandbaddecoration.ButsomeTeaShopshaveentertainment,SatelliteTelevisionChannel,InternationalSports,andfineservices.ItcanbefoundalmostallthewardsofBagoTown.(Fig6)12Figure(6)TeaShopDistributionbyclassesofBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMap13Figure(7)TeaShopDistributionbyKernelDensityofBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMap14Figure(8)SpatialandDirectionalDistributionofTeaShopinBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMap15Figure(9)OverlayanalysisonSpatialanddirectionalDistributionpatternofteashopbyclassesinstudyareaSource:BasedonTopographicMap16Figure(10)OverlayAnalysisonpopulationdirectionaldistributionandteashopdirectionalDistributioninstudyareaSource:BasedonTopographicMap17Figure(11)OverlayBufferinganalysisonTeashopclassesSource:BasedonTopographicMap18PredictiontheBestLocationforNewTeashopsAsthebestlocationofteashopsisfoundinBagoTown,kerneldensityandwillbeusedasabasicdatafordensity,andclassifiedintofiveclasses.Amongthesefive,oneisdefinedasexcellent,secondasgood,thirdasfair,forthasmarginandthelastasbadlocationforselectinganewTeashop.Figure7,8,9,10,11and12showedthelocationofnewTeashopsinBagoTown.Alotofteashopsareconcentratedindowntownarea,theplacewheregovernmentalofficesaresituatedandnearbyBagoUniversity.Yonegyi,Lakepyakan,Panhlaing,Zaingganaing(N),Nyaungwaing(S),Oktha(6)andOktha(7)wardsaresituatedwithintheFirstZone(excellentlocation).Someoftheteashopscanbereachwithinthesecondzone(goodlocation).Zaypaine,Thunpaya,Ponnasu,Nanandawya(besideThanatpinroad),Hinthagone(besideThatnatpinroad),Myotwingyi(besideThanatpinroad),Oktha(4)(besideYangon-BagoHighway)andOktha(9)(besideYangon-BagoHighway.Therestofwardsarethethird(fair)andtheforth(marginallocations).Moreover,alongtheYangon-BagoHighwayhasgoodlocationfornewteashops.19Figure(12)KernelDensityofTeaShopsinBagoTownSource:BasedonTopographicMap20CONCLUSIONInthisstudy,byusingArcGIS,especiallyforthespatialanalysistool,astheKernelDensityisakindoftoolcancalculatesthedensityoffeaturesinaneighborhoodaroundthosefeatures,especiallyforcalculatingforbothpointandlinefeatures,inthisstudy,itisusedtocalculatetheteashopsdensity.Moreover,itspossibleusesincludefindingdensityofhouses,crimereports,orroadsorutilitylinesinfluencingatownorwildlifehabitat.Incaseoftocalculatethedistributionoftheteashopsthatdistancefrommainroads,bufferanalysistoolisused.Basedonthebufferingresult,thispapercanexplorehowtheteashopsandthemainroadhavestronglycorrelationinthestudyarea.Anotheranalysismethodthatusedinthisstudyisoverlaymethod.Basedonthisoverlaymethods,inthisstudy,thepapernotonlycanexplorethedistributionpatternsoftheteashops,itcouldalsocalculatethedirectiondistributionpatterns.Moreover,thespatialcorrelationofthepopulationdensity,distributionandtheteashopdistributioninthestudyarealsoformulatedbyusingtheoverlayanalysis.Inthisstudy,thepaperstillhassomanytoconducttosuggestnotonlyhowtousetheGIStoolsmorebutalsotosuggesthowtheteashopinthestudyareacanimpactonsocial,cultureandeconomicconditionsinBagocity.But,duetothetimeconstraint,basedonthepapersmallfinding,whattheresearcherswouldliketosuggestare;toknowmoreaboutthetemporalandspatialchangesoftheteashop,theteashopdatashouldbecollectedatleasttenyearsdataarchivedandshouldusemorespatialanalysisandstatisticaltoolthatcomposedinArcGIS.Moreover,incaseoftheteashopsdistributionpatternsbyclasses,asthelocalpeoplebehaviorsarealsooneoftheimportantfactorsthatcontroltheteashopdistribution,thequestionersurveysandtheinterviewingmethodsalsoshouldbeconductedmoreandbyusingthetools,theanalysisshouldbeconductedtoexploremoreeffectivefindings.REFERENCESKyawYin(2010):SpatialDistributionofTeaShopinSanchaungTownship,MA(Thesis),SubmittedtotheDepartmentofGeography,UniversityofYangonZawZaw(2014):SpatialDistributionofReligiousBuildinginBagoTown,MA(Thesis),SubmittedtotheDepartmentofGeography,BagoUniversityThidar(2015):AGeographicalStudyonCottageIndustriesinBagoCity,MA(Thesis),SubmittedtotheDepartmentofGeography,BagoUniversityGroup-10(2014):SpatialDistributionofFacilitySitestoSavetheFireCasesinYangonCity,GISProjectPaper,SubmittedbyGroup-10(Batch-13