District of Nepal · Sudur Paschim Province
Bajura District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bajura District, at 56.2% of its area. Forest covers 34.8% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 56.2%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 6.9% and water 0.4%.
Land cover of Bajura District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.5 | 0.0–4.7 | 34 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0–0.5 | 5 |
| Rangeland | 56.2 | 37.7–74.8 | 1,291 |
| Forest land | 34.8 | 15.0–54.7 | 800 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.2–0.6 | 9 |
| Barren land | 6.9 | 0.0–14.9 | 158 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 16 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Bajura District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land −2.8 points, urban land +1.3 points, barren land +0.5 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 Bajura District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badimalika | 276 | 49.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Budhiganga | 59 | 32.3 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| Budhinanda | 232 | 36.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Gaumul | 314 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Himali | 830 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jagannath | 172 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Khaptad | 8 | 88.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Khaptad Chhededaha | 127 | 41.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Swamikartik Khapar | 110 | 43.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Tribeni | 170 | 50.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Bajura District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Bajura District: about 158 a year on average, most in 2021 (445).
Questions about Bajura District
- What is the forest cover of Bajura District?
- About 34.8% of Bajura District is forest (95% interval 15.0–54.7%), roughly 800 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 16 sample sites. That ranks 49th of 77 districts.
- How much of Bajura District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 1.5% (34.3 km²). Bajura District ranks 41st of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Bajura District?
- Bajura District covers 2,298 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.