Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Dhakari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dhakari, at 57.4% of its area. Forest covers 57.4% (about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 41.4%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
228 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
57.4%
317th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhakari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 36.7 | 41.4 | +4.7 | 94.2 |
| Forest land | 62.2 | 57.4 | −4.8 | 130.5 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 1.9 |
| 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 Dhakari.
How Dhakari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.8 percentage points (−10.87 km²); Rangeland +4.7 percentage points (+10.74 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.55 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Dhakari
- What is the forest cover of Dhakari?
- Forest covers about 57.4% of Dhakari (131 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Dhakari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.5 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Dhakari ranks 651st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhakari?
- Dhakari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 228 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.