District of Nepal · Bagmati Province
Nuwakot District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nuwakot District, at 42.4% of its area. Forest covers 42.4% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 11.1%, rangeland 32.8%, built-up land 13.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Land cover of Nuwakot District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.5 | 0.0–30.7 | 162 |
| Agriculture land | 11.1 | 0.0–26.6 | 132 |
| Rangeland | 32.8 | 9.4–56.2 | 391 |
| Forest land | 42.4 | 19.4–65.3 | 505 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.0–0.7 | 3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 0 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 8 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Nuwakot District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland −1.6 points, forest land +0.9 points, water +0.5 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 Nuwakot District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belkotgadhi | 156 | 52.7 | 7.0 | 10.5 |
| Bidur | 130 | 61.2 | 11.4 | 14.5 |
| Dupcheshwor | 132 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Kakani | 88 | 58.0 | 2.4 | 14.7 |
| Kispang | 83 | 63.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Langtang | 89 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Likhu | 48 | 60.1 | 20.9 | 8.1 |
| Myagang | 98 | 77.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Panchakanya | 54 | 53.2 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
| Shivapuri | 102 | 66.6 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Shivapuri | 25 | 99.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Suryagadhi | 49 | 58.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| Tadi | 70 | 47.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| Tarakeshwor | 73 | 62.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Nuwakot District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Nuwakot District: about 165 a year on average, most in 2021 (468).
Questions about Nuwakot District
- What is the forest cover of Nuwakot District?
- About 42.4% of Nuwakot District is forest (95% interval 19.4–65.3%), roughly 505 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 8 sample sites. That ranks 45th of 77 districts.
- How much of Nuwakot District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 13.5% (162 km²). Nuwakot District ranks 12th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Nuwakot District?
- Nuwakot District covers 1,193 km² and has 14 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.