Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Dhawalagiri: land cover and map
Barren land is the largest land cover in Dhawalagiri, at 37.6% of its area. Forest covers 27.6% (less than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 34.6%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 37.6% and water 0.1%.
Area
859 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
27.6%
540th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhawalagiri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 31.8 | 34.6 | +2.8 | 296.8 |
| Forest land | 28.5 | 27.6 | −0.9 | 236.8 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 39.4 | 37.6 | −1.7 | 323.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhawalagiri (summarised at 12 m).
How Dhawalagiri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+23.70 km²); Barren land −1.7 percentage points (−14.86 km²); Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−7.99 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Dhawalagiri
- What is the forest cover of Dhawalagiri?
- Forest covers about 27.6% of Dhawalagiri (237 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Dhawalagiri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.4 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Dhawalagiri ranks 721st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhawalagiri?
- Dhawalagiri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 859 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.