Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Banagad Kupinde: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Banagad Kupinde, at 53.4% of its area. Forest covers 53.4% (less than the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 43.3%, built-up land 1.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
338 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
53.4%
369th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.1%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Banagad Kupinde in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.5 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 1.1 | −0.6 | 3.7 |
| Rangeland | 43.1 | 43.3 | +0.2 | 146.2 |
| Forest land | 53.3 | 53.4 | +0.0 | 180.4 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | ±0.0 | 3.4 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Banagad Kupinde.
How Banagad Kupinde changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −0.6 percentage points (−1.96 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+1.52 km²); Rangeland +0.2 percentage points (+0.64 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Banagad Kupinde
- What is the forest cover of Banagad Kupinde?
- Forest covers about 53.4% of Banagad Kupinde (180 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Banagad Kupinde is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.1% (3.6 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Banagad Kupinde ranks 493rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Banagad Kupinde?
- Banagad Kupinde is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 338 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.