Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Darma: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Darma, at 59.5% of its area. Forest covers 59.5% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 37.6%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
81.4 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
59.5%
289th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Darma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 2.3 | +2.0 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 39.7 | 37.6 | −2.2 | 30.6 |
| Forest land | 59.2 | 59.5 | +0.4 | 48.4 |
| 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 Darma.
How Darma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.2 percentage points (−1.76 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+1.63 km²); Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.29 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Darma
- What is the forest cover of Darma?
- Forest covers about 59.5% of Darma (48.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Darma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (1.9 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Darma ranks 407th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Darma?
- Darma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 81.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.