Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Bethanchowk: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bethanchowk, at 73.6% of its area. Forest covers 73.6% (more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 22.3%, built-up land 3.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
73.6%
89th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.8%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bethanchowk in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.5 | 3.8 | +0.4 | 3.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 18.4 | 22.3 | +3.9 | 22.5 |
| Forest land | 77.5 | 73.6 | −3.9 | 74.3 |
| 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 Bethanchowk.
How Bethanchowk changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.9 percentage points (+3.95 km²); Forest land −3.9 percentage points (−3.95 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.39 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Bethanchowk
- What is the forest cover of Bethanchowk?
- Forest covers about 73.6% of Bethanchowk (74.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Bethanchowk is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.8% (3.9 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Bethanchowk ranks 354th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bethanchowk?
- Bethanchowk is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.