Local unit · Nawalparasi East district · Gandaki Province
Chitawan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chitawan, at 70.9% of its area. Forest covers 70.9% (about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 7.2%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 6.9% and water 13.4%.
Area
94.7 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi East district
Forest (2025)
70.9%
118th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chitawan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.5 | 1.4 | −0.1 | 1.3 |
| Rangeland | 5.7 | 7.2 | +1.5 | 6.8 |
| Forest land | 71.9 | 70.9 | −1.1 | 67.1 |
| Water | 16.0 | 13.4 | −2.6 | 12.7 |
| Barren land | 4.8 | 6.9 | +2.1 | 6.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chitawan (summarised at 13 m).
How Chitawan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Water −2.6 percentage points (−2.47 km²); Barren land +2.1 percentage points (+1.99 km²); Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+1.43 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi East district
Questions about Chitawan
- What is the forest cover of Chitawan?
- Forest covers about 70.9% of Chitawan (67.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%.
- How much of Chitawan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Chitawan ranks 601st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chitawan?
- Chitawan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi East district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 94.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.