District of Nepal · Bagmati Province
Dhading District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dhading District, at 54.1% of its area. Forest covers 54.1% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 2.8%, rangeland 38.0%, built-up land 2.1%, bare land, rock and snow 2.8% and water 0.3%.
Land cover of Dhading District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.1 | 0.0–5.3 | 39 |
| Agriculture land | 2.8 | 0.0–7.2 | 52 |
| Rangeland | 38.0 | 23.9–52.1 | 724 |
| Forest land | 54.1 | 36.8–71.4 | 1,032 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.0–0.6 | 6 |
| Barren land | 2.8 | 0.0–8.7 | 54 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 13 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Dhading District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland −2.0 points, agriculture land +1.8 points, barren land −1.5 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 Dhading District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benighat Rorang | 207 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Dhunibenshi | 99 | 66.9 | 3.5 | 18.0 |
| Gajuri | 139 | 65.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Galchhi | 119 | 67.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| Ganga Jamuna | 144 | 64.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Jwalamukhi | 113 | 68.2 | 10.4 | 3.8 |
| Khaniyabas | 105 | 65.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Netrawati Dabjong | 71 | 66.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Nilkhantha | 200 | 64.0 | 7.2 | 9.7 |
| Rubi Valley | 425 | 34.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Siddhalek | 106 | 66.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 |
| Thakre | 96 | 62.2 | 1.6 | 11.8 |
| Tripurasundari | 84 | 64.5 | 11.9 | 3.8 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Dhading District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Dhading District: about 412 a year on average, most in 2016 (1,270).
Questions about Dhading District
- What is the forest cover of Dhading District?
- About 54.1% of Dhading District is forest (95% interval 36.8–71.4%), roughly 1,032 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 13 sample sites. That ranks 30th of 77 districts.
- How much of Dhading District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 2.1% (39.4 km²). Dhading District ranks 37th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Dhading District?
- Dhading District covers 1,907 km² and has 13 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.