District of Nepal · Sudur Paschim Province
Baitadi District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Baitadi District, at 63.4% of its area. Forest covers 32.1% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 1.7%, rangeland 63.4%, built-up land 1.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.9% and water 0.2%.
Land cover of Baitadi District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 0.0–5.8 | 27 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 0.0–4.6 | 25 |
| Rangeland | 63.4 | 49.8–77.0 | 946 |
| Forest land | 32.1 | 17.1–47.1 | 479 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.0–0.4 | 3 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.0–2.9 | 14 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 10 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Baitadi District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland −7.2 points, forest land +4.7 points, agriculture land +2.1 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Baitadi District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasharathchand | 135 | 59.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Dilasaini | 125 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Dogada Kedar | 126 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Melauli | 119 | 47.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Pancheshwor | 120 | 45.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Patan | 219 | 60.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Puchaundi | 198 | 47.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Shivanath | 81 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sigas | 245 | 47.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Surnaya | 124 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Baitadi District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Baitadi District: about 296 a year on average, most in 2016 (844).
Questions about Baitadi District
- What is the forest cover of Baitadi District?
- About 32.1% of Baitadi District is forest (95% interval 17.1–47.1%), roughly 479 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 10 sample sites. That ranks 53rd of 77 districts.
- How much of Baitadi District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 1.8% (26.8 km²). Baitadi District ranks 39th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Baitadi District?
- Baitadi District covers 1,493 km² and has 10 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.