Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Dhangadhi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dhangadhi, at 39.7% of its area. Forest covers 36.6% (less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 39.7%, rangeland 2.4%, built-up land 18.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 2.0%.
Area
261 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
36.6%
502nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.8%
+7.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhangadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.3 | 18.8 | +7.5 | 49.1 |
| Agriculture land | 47.3 | 39.7 | −7.6 | 103.7 |
| Rangeland | 1.7 | 2.4 | +0.8 | 6.3 |
| Forest land | 36.9 | 36.6 | −0.4 | 95.4 |
| Water | 1.9 | 2.0 | +0.1 | 5.2 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.5 | −0.4 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhangadhi.
How Dhangadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.6 percentage points (−19.87 km²); Urban land +7.5 percentage points (+19.69 km²); Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+1.96 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Dhangadhi
- What is the forest cover of Dhangadhi?
- Forest covers about 36.6% of Dhangadhi (95.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Dhangadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.8% (49.1 km²), +7.5 percentage points since 2017. Dhangadhi ranks 70th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhangadhi?
- Dhangadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 261 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.