District of Nepal · Karnali Province
Dailekh District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dailekh District, at 60.8% of its area. Forest covers 60.8% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 37.6%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.5%.
Land cover of Dailekh District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 0.0–1.6 | 7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0–1.5 | 7 |
| Rangeland | 37.6 | 25.6–49.7 | 558 |
| Forest land | 60.8 | 48.6–73.0 | 902 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.0–1.3 | 7 |
| 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.
Dailekh District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land +5.3 points, rangeland −5.3 points, urban land +0.7 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 Dailekh District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aathbis | 168 | 59.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Bhagawatimai | 151 | 57.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Bhairabi | 110 | 49.5 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| Chamunda Bindrasaini | 91 | 42.6 | 12.3 | 0.8 |
| Dullu | 157 | 41.8 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Dungeshwor | 105 | 57.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Gurans | 165 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Mahabu | 111 | 44.6 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Narayan | 111 | 52.3 | 2.7 | 5.6 |
| Naumule | 228 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Thantikandh | 88 | 44.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Dailekh District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Dailekh District: about 316 a year on average, most in 2021 (1,001).
Questions about Dailekh District
- What is the forest cover of Dailekh District?
- About 60.8% of Dailekh District is forest (95% interval 48.6–73.0%), roughly 902 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 10 sample sites. That ranks 24th of 77 districts.
- How much of Dailekh District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.5% (7.3 km²). Dailekh District ranks 55th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Dailekh District?
- Dailekh District covers 1,484 km² and has 11 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.