Local unit · Rukum East district · Lumbini Province
Dhorpatan: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Dhorpatan, at 70.0% of its area. Forest covers 11.1% (less than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 70.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 18.8% and water 0.1%.
Area
521 km²
Local unit, Rukum East district
Forest (2025)
11.1%
598th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
−0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhorpatan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 63.3 | 70.0 | +6.8 | 365.0 |
| Forest land | 13.5 | 11.1 | −2.4 | 57.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 23.1 | 18.8 | −4.3 | 97.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhorpatan (summarised at 11 m).
How Dhorpatan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.8 percentage points (+35.17 km²); Barren land −4.3 percentage points (−22.46 km²); Forest land −2.4 percentage points (−12.40 km²).
Other local units in Rukum East district
Questions about Dhorpatan
- What is the forest cover of Dhorpatan?
- Forest covers about 11.1% of Dhorpatan (57.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%.
- How much of Dhorpatan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), −0.0 percentage points since 2017. Dhorpatan ranks 751st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhorpatan?
- Dhorpatan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum East district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 521 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.