District of Nepal · Sudur Paschim Province
Dadeldhura District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dadeldhura District, at 70.2% of its area. Forest covers 70.2% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 28.5%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.0%.
Land cover of Dadeldhura District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.0–0.8 | 4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.0–2.8 | 13 |
| Rangeland | 28.5 | 10.5–46.5 | 428 |
| Forest land | 70.2 | 52.5–88.0 | 1,055 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0–0.5 | 2 |
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.
Dadeldhura District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland −1.3 points, forest land +0.6 points, agriculture land +0.6 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 Dadeldhura District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalital | 292 | 82.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Ajayameru | 149 | 54.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Amargadhi | 139 | 72.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| Bhageshwor | 233 | 82.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Ganyapdhura | 135 | 74.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Nawadurga | 142 | 53.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Parashuram | 413 | 80.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Dadeldhura District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Dadeldhura District: about 864 a year on average, most in 2016 (2,450).
Questions about Dadeldhura District
- What is the forest cover of Dadeldhura District?
- About 70.2% of Dadeldhura District is forest (95% interval 52.5–88.0%), roughly 1,055 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 10 sample sites. That ranks 7th of 77 districts.
- How much of Dadeldhura District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.3% (3.8 km²). Dadeldhura District ranks 58th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Dadeldhura District?
- Dadeldhura District covers 1,502 km² and has 7 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.