Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Gaidahawa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gaidahawa, at 75.5% of its area. Forest covers 9.0% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 75.5%, rangeland 0.4%, built-up land 14.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.0%.
Area
96.8 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
9.0%
613th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.0%
+6.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Gaidahawa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.4 | 14.0 | +6.6 | 13.5 |
| Agriculture land | 80.6 | 75.5 | −5.0 | 73.1 |
| Rangeland | 1.1 | 0.4 | −0.8 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 10.0 | 9.0 | −1.0 | 8.7 |
| Water | 0.8 | 1.0 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gaidahawa.
How Gaidahawa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.6 percentage points (+6.34 km²); Agriculture land −5.0 percentage points (−4.89 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−0.93 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Gaidahawa
- What is the forest cover of Gaidahawa?
- Forest covers about 9.0% of Gaidahawa (8.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Gaidahawa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.0% (13.5 km²), +6.6 percentage points since 2017. Gaidahawa ranks 134th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gaidahawa?
- Gaidahawa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 96.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.