Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Chandragiri: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Chandragiri, at 57.3% of its area. Forest covers 41.6% (about the same as the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 1.1%, built-up land 57.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
43.9 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
41.6%
471st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
57.3%
+7.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chandragiri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 50.2 | 57.3 | +7.2 | 25.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.7 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 2.4 | 1.1 | −1.3 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 46.8 | 41.6 | −5.2 | 18.3 |
| 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 Chandragiri.
How Chandragiri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.2 percentage points (+3.14 km²); Forest land −5.2 percentage points (−2.27 km²); Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−0.58 km²).
Other local units in Kathmandu district
Questions about Chandragiri
- What is the forest cover of Chandragiri?
- Forest covers about 41.6% of Chandragiri (18.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Chandragiri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 57.3% (25.2 km²), +7.2 percentage points since 2017. Chandragiri ranks 13th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chandragiri?
- Chandragiri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 43.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.