Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Chandrakot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chandrakot, at 61.0% of its area. Forest covers 61.0% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 36.0%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.4%.
Area
106 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
61.0%
268th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Chandrakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 1.5 | +0.6 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 1.4 | 0.6 | −0.9 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 36.8 | 36.0 | −0.8 | 38.0 |
| Forest land | 59.6 | 61.0 | +1.4 | 64.5 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.6 | −0.3 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chandrakot.
How Chandrakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.4 percentage points (+1.48 km²); Agriculture land −0.9 percentage points (−0.92 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−0.88 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Chandrakot
- What is the forest cover of Chandrakot?
- Forest covers about 61.0% of Chandrakot (64.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Chandrakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (1.5 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Chandrakot ranks 459th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chandrakot?
- Chandrakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 106 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.