Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Dordi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dordi, at 48.2% of its area. Forest covers 48.2% (less than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 35.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 16.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
351 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
48.2%
425th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Dordi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.2 | −0.7 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 29.3 | 35.3 | +6.1 | 124.0 |
| Forest land | 50.9 | 48.2 | −2.7 | 169.1 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 18.7 | 16.0 | −2.7 | 56.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dordi.
How Dordi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+21.34 km²); Forest land −2.7 percentage points (−9.44 km²); Barren land −2.7 percentage points (−9.30 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Dordi
- What is the forest cover of Dordi?
- Forest covers about 48.2% of Dordi (169 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Dordi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.6 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Dordi ranks 671st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dordi?
- Dordi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 351 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.