Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Dupcheshwor: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dupcheshwor, at 67.3% of its area. Forest covers 67.3% (about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 30.4%, built-up land 1.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
67.3%
165th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.8%
−1.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Dupcheshwor in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.5 | 1.8 | −1.8 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.6 | −0.5 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 29.0 | 30.4 | +1.4 | 40.0 |
| Forest land | 65.8 | 67.3 | +1.5 | 88.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dupcheshwor.
How Dupcheshwor changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land −1.8 percentage points (−2.33 km²); Forest land +1.5 percentage points (+1.92 km²); Rangeland +1.4 percentage points (+1.86 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Dupcheshwor
- What is the forest cover of Dupcheshwor?
- Forest covers about 67.3% of Dupcheshwor (88.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Dupcheshwor is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.8% (2.3 km²), −1.8 percentage points since 2017. Dupcheshwor ranks 437th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dupcheshwor?
- Dupcheshwor is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.