Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Chhatreshwori: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chhatreshwori, at 61.0% of its area. Forest covers 61.0% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 1.9%, rangeland 34.2%, built-up land 2.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
151 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
61.0%
269th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.9%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhatreshwori in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.4 | 2.9 | +0.5 | 4.4 |
| Agriculture land | 2.7 | 1.9 | −0.8 | 2.8 |
| Rangeland | 33.8 | 34.2 | +0.4 | 51.5 |
| Forest land | 61.2 | 61.0 | −0.2 | 91.9 |
| 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 Chhatreshwori.
How Chhatreshwori changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.20 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+0.80 km²); Rangeland +0.4 percentage points (+0.66 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Chhatreshwori
- What is the forest cover of Chhatreshwori?
- Forest covers about 61.0% of Chhatreshwori (91.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Chhatreshwori is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.9% (4.4 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Chhatreshwori ranks 387th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhatreshwori?
- Chhatreshwori is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 151 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.