Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Dungeshwor: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dungeshwor, at 57.0% of its area. Forest covers 57.0% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 1.7%, rangeland 40.2%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
105 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
57.0%
326th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Dungeshwor in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 2.9 | 1.7 | −1.2 | 1.8 |
| Rangeland | 39.4 | 40.2 | +0.9 | 42.3 |
| Forest land | 57.0 | 57.0 | +0.0 | 59.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dungeshwor.
How Dungeshwor changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.2 percentage points (−1.30 km²); Rangeland +0.9 percentage points (+0.89 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+0.50 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Dungeshwor
- What is the forest cover of Dungeshwor?
- Forest covers about 57.0% of Dungeshwor (59.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Dungeshwor is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.8 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Dungeshwor ranks 531st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dungeshwor?
- Dungeshwor is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 105 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.