Local unit · Nawalparasi East district · Gandaki Province
Bulingtar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bulingtar, at 66.0% of its area. Forest covers 66.0% (about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%), farmland 3.5%, rangeland 27.0%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 2.1%.
Area
148 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi East district
Forest (2025)
66.0%
196th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Bulingtar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.2 | +0.9 | 1.8 |
| Agriculture land | 5.8 | 3.5 | −2.3 | 5.1 |
| Rangeland | 20.1 | 27.0 | +6.9 | 39.8 |
| Forest land | 71.5 | 66.0 | −5.5 | 97.5 |
| Water | 2.1 | 2.1 | +0.0 | 3.1 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bulingtar.
How Bulingtar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.9 percentage points (+10.15 km²); Forest land −5.5 percentage points (−8.06 km²); Agriculture land −2.3 percentage points (−3.40 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi East district
Questions about Bulingtar
- What is the forest cover of Bulingtar?
- Forest covers about 66.0% of Bulingtar (97.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%.
- How much of Bulingtar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (1.8 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Bulingtar ranks 485th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bulingtar?
- Bulingtar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi East district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 148 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.