District of Nepal · Gandaki Province
Syangja District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Syangja District, at 67.5% of its area. Forest covers 67.5% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 31.7%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Land cover of Syangja District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 0.0–1.7 | 6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 31.7 | 18.8–44.6 | 329 |
| Forest land | 67.5 | 54.1–80.9 | 701 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 | 1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0–0.4 | 1 |
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.
Syangja District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: barren land −0.6 points, rangeland +0.4 points, urban land +0.1 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 Syangja District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aandhikhola | 70 | 59.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Arjun Choupari | 57 | 56.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Bhirkot | 78 | 58.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Biruwa | 96 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Chapakot | 121 | 65.2 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| Galyang | 123 | 59.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Harinas | 88 | 67.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Kaligandaki | 74 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Phedikhola | 57 | 60.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| Putalibazar | 147 | 70.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Walling | 128 | 53.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Syangja District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Syangja District: about 161 a year on average, most in 2021 (514).
Questions about Syangja District
- What is the forest cover of Syangja District?
- About 67.5% of Syangja District is forest (95% interval 54.1–80.9%), roughly 701 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 8 sample sites. That ranks 14th of 77 districts.
- How much of Syangja District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.6% (6.4 km²). Syangja District ranks 51st of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Syangja District?
- Syangja District covers 1,038 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.