Local unit · Banke district · Lumbini Province
Duduwa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Duduwa, at 65.1% of its area. Forest covers 20.0% (less than the Banke district average of 61.0%), farmland 65.1%, rangeland 2.1%, built-up land 8.6%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 2.9%.
Area
91.0 km²
Local unit, Banke district
Forest (2025)
20.0%
565th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.6%
+3.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Duduwa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.9 | 8.6 | +3.8 | 7.9 |
| Agriculture land | 66.6 | 65.1 | −1.6 | 59.2 |
| Rangeland | 5.5 | 2.1 | −3.4 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 19.4 | 20.0 | +0.7 | 18.2 |
| Water | 1.9 | 2.9 | +1.0 | 2.6 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 1.3 | −0.4 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Duduwa.
How Duduwa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.8 percentage points (+3.42 km²); Rangeland −3.4 percentage points (−3.13 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−1.42 km²).
Other local units in Banke district
Questions about Duduwa
- What is the forest cover of Duduwa?
- Forest covers about 20.0% of Duduwa (18.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Banke district average of 61.0%.
- How much of Duduwa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.6% (7.9 km²), +3.8 percentage points since 2017. Duduwa ranks 263rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Duduwa?
- Duduwa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Banke district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 91.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.