District of Nepal · Gandaki Province
Lamjung District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lamjung District, at 61.6% of its area. Forest covers 61.6% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 23.9%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 13.5% and water 1.0%.
Land cover of Lamjung District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 23.9 | 6.5–41.3 | 398 |
| Forest land | 61.6 | 34.3–88.9 | 1,024 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.0–2.5 | 16 |
| Barren land | 13.5 | 0.0–34.2 | 225 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 11 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Lamjung District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +5.8 points, barren land −5.4 points, forest land −0.3 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 Lamjung District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensishahar | 128 | 73.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Dordi | 351 | 48.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Dudhapokhari | 153 | 71.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Kwhola Sothar | 175 | 84.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Madhya Nepal | 114 | 65.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| Marshyangdi | 597 | 52.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rainas | 72 | 65.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| Sundarbazar | 72 | 58.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Lamjung District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Lamjung District: about 185 a year on average, most in 2016 (393).
Questions about Lamjung District
- What is the forest cover of Lamjung District?
- About 61.6% of Lamjung District is forest (95% interval 34.3–88.9%), roughly 1,024 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 11 sample sites. That ranks 22nd of 77 districts.
- How much of Lamjung District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.0% (0.0 km²). Lamjung District ranks 74th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Lamjung District?
- Lamjung District covers 1,663 km² and has 8 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.