Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Butwal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Butwal, at 49.0% of its area. Forest covers 49.0% (more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 17.2%, rangeland 2.0%, built-up land 31.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
102 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
49.0%
419th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
31.2%
+6.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Butwal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 24.8 | 31.2 | +6.4 | 31.7 |
| Agriculture land | 22.0 | 17.2 | −4.8 | 17.4 |
| Rangeland | 2.4 | 2.0 | −0.4 | 2.0 |
| Forest land | 50.0 | 49.0 | −1.0 | 49.8 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Butwal.
How Butwal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.4 percentage points (+6.53 km²); Agriculture land −4.8 percentage points (−4.88 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−1.01 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Butwal
- What is the forest cover of Butwal?
- Forest covers about 49.0% of Butwal (49.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Butwal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 31.2% (31.7 km²), +6.4 percentage points since 2017. Butwal ranks 30th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Butwal?
- Butwal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 102 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.