District of Nepal · Gandaki Province
Kaski District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kaski District, at 63.4% of its area. Forest covers 63.4% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 22.2%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 11.6% and water 0.4%.
Land cover of Kaski District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.3 | 0.0–4.8 | 48 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 1 |
| Rangeland | 22.2 | 8.8–35.7 | 464 |
| Forest land | 63.4 | 45.6–81.2 | 1,321 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.0–0.9 | 9 |
| Barren land | 11.6 | 0.0–29.0 | 243 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 14 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Kaski District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land −3.2 points, barren land +2.7 points, urban land +0.8 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 Kaski District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapurna | 418 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Machhapuchchhre | 545 | 40.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Madi | 563 | 59.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Pokhara | 464 | 51.3 | 3.4 | 20.4 |
| Rupa | 95 | 72.5 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Kaski District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Kaski District: about 123 a year on average, most in 2024 (338).
Questions about Kaski District
- What is the forest cover of Kaski District?
- About 63.4% of Kaski District is forest (95% interval 45.6–81.2%), roughly 1,321 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 14 sample sites. That ranks 20th of 77 districts.
- How much of Kaski District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 2.3% (47.9 km²). Kaski District ranks 33rd of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Kaski District?
- Kaski District covers 2,085 km² and has 5 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.