Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Bangalachuli: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bangalachuli, at 79.0% of its area. Forest covers 79.0% (more than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 19.6%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
245 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
79.0%
45th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Bangalachuli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 1.0 | +0.8 | 2.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 22.4 | 19.6 | −2.9 | 48.0 |
| Forest land | 76.5 | 79.0 | +2.5 | 193.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bangalachuli.
How Bangalachuli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.9 percentage points (−6.99 km²); Forest land +2.5 percentage points (+6.15 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.99 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Bangalachuli
- What is the forest cover of Bangalachuli?
- Forest covers about 79.0% of Bangalachuli (194 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Bangalachuli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (2.5 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Bangalachuli ranks 498th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bangalachuli?
- Bangalachuli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 245 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.