Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Gadhawa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gadhawa, at 71.1% of its area. Forest covers 71.1% (about the same as the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 13.2%, rangeland 10.5%, built-up land 2.6%, bare land, rock and snow 1.9% and water 0.9%.
Area
359 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
71.1%
115th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.6%
+1.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Gadhawa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 2.6 | +1.6 | 9.1 |
| Agriculture land | 13.7 | 13.2 | −0.5 | 47.3 |
| Rangeland | 16.5 | 10.5 | −6.0 | 37.5 |
| Forest land | 64.9 | 71.1 | +6.2 | 254.7 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 3.0 |
| Barren land | 3.2 | 1.9 | −1.3 | 6.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gadhawa.
How Gadhawa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.2 percentage points (+22.23 km²); Rangeland −6.0 percentage points (−21.65 km²); Urban land +1.6 percentage points (+5.88 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Gadhawa
- What is the forest cover of Gadhawa?
- Forest covers about 71.1% of Gadhawa (255 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Gadhawa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.6% (9.1 km²), +1.6 percentage points since 2017. Gadhawa ranks 400th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gadhawa?
- Gadhawa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 359 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.