Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Buddhabhumi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Buddhabhumi, at 68.4% of its area. Forest covers 68.4% (more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 23.5%, rangeland 2.9%, built-up land 3.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.2%.
Area
367 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
68.4%
154th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.7%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Buddhabhumi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.3 | 3.7 | +1.5 | 13.6 |
| Agriculture land | 24.9 | 23.5 | −1.3 | 86.3 |
| Rangeland | 2.9 | 2.9 | +0.0 | 10.5 |
| Forest land | 68.0 | 68.4 | +0.4 | 250.9 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.2 | −0.0 | 4.4 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Buddhabhumi.
How Buddhabhumi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.5 percentage points (+5.32 km²); Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−4.88 km²); Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−1.98 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Buddhabhumi
- What is the forest cover of Buddhabhumi?
- Forest covers about 68.4% of Buddhabhumi (251 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Buddhabhumi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.7% (13.6 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Buddhabhumi ranks 359th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Buddhabhumi?
- Buddhabhumi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 367 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.