Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Chitawan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chitawan, at 97.9% of its area. Forest covers 97.9% (more than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 1.2%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.3%.
Area
147 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
97.9%
2nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chitawan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.4 | 1.2 | +0.8 | 1.7 |
| Forest land | 97.5 | 97.9 | +0.4 | 143.5 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 0.6 | −1.1 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chitawan.
How Chitawan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−1.58 km²); Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+1.19 km²); Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.63 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Chitawan
- What is the forest cover of Chitawan?
- Forest covers about 97.9% of Chitawan (143 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Chitawan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chitawan ranks 757th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chitawan?
- Chitawan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 147 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.