Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Dangisharan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dangisharan, at 52.7% of its area. Forest covers 52.7% (less than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 35.6%, rangeland 7.0%, built-up land 3.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 1.2%.
Area
111 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
52.7%
380th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.0%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Dangisharan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 3.0 | +2.1 | 3.4 |
| Agriculture land | 34.8 | 35.6 | +0.9 | 39.4 |
| Rangeland | 15.7 | 7.0 | −8.7 | 7.8 |
| Forest land | 47.1 | 52.7 | +5.6 | 58.2 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dangisharan.
How Dangisharan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −8.7 percentage points (−9.63 km²); Forest land +5.6 percentage points (+6.20 km²); Urban land +2.1 percentage points (+2.36 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Dangisharan
- What is the forest cover of Dangisharan?
- Forest covers about 52.7% of Dangisharan (58.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Dangisharan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.0% (3.4 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Dangisharan ranks 383rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dangisharan?
- Dangisharan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 111 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.