Local unit · Bhaktapur district · Bagmati Province
Changunarayan: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Changunarayan, at 72.7% of its area. Forest covers 19.0% (about the same as the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%), farmland 4.7%, rangeland 3.5%, built-up land 72.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
63.0 km²
Local unit, Bhaktapur district
Forest (2025)
19.0%
567th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
72.7%
+29.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Changunarayan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 43.6 | 72.7 | +29.1 | 45.8 |
| Agriculture land | 24.3 | 4.7 | −19.5 | 3.0 |
| Rangeland | 8.5 | 3.5 | −5.0 | 2.2 |
| Forest land | 23.7 | 19.0 | −4.6 | 12.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Changunarayan.
How Changunarayan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +29.1 percentage points (+18.31 km²); Agriculture land −19.5 percentage points (−12.30 km²); Rangeland −5.0 percentage points (−3.14 km²).
Other local units in Bhaktapur district
Questions about Changunarayan
- What is the forest cover of Changunarayan?
- Forest covers about 19.0% of Changunarayan (12.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%.
- How much of Changunarayan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 72.7% (45.8 km²), +29.1 percentage points since 2017. Changunarayan ranks 9th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Changunarayan?
- Changunarayan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhaktapur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 63.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.