Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Chapakot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chapakot, at 65.2% of its area. Forest covers 65.2% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 6.0%, rangeland 22.0%, built-up land 4.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.9%.
Area
121 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
65.2%
212th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.8%
+3.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chapakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 4.8 | +3.2 | 5.8 |
| Agriculture land | 9.0 | 6.0 | −3.0 | 7.2 |
| Rangeland | 27.5 | 22.0 | −5.6 | 26.5 |
| Forest land | 59.8 | 65.2 | +5.4 | 78.6 |
| Water | 1.8 | 1.9 | +0.2 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chapakot.
How Chapakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.6 percentage points (−6.72 km²); Forest land +5.4 percentage points (+6.48 km²); Urban land +3.2 percentage points (+3.87 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Chapakot
- What is the forest cover of Chapakot?
- Forest covers about 65.2% of Chapakot (78.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Chapakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.8% (5.8 km²), +3.2 percentage points since 2017. Chapakot ranks 326th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chapakot?
- Chapakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 121 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.