Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Gandaki: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gandaki, at 64.0% of its area. Forest covers 64.0% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 4.0%, rangeland 26.4%, built-up land 3.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 2.2%.
Area
124 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
64.0%
224th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.4%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Gandaki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 3.4 | +1.7 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 5.4 | 4.0 | −1.4 | 4.9 |
| Rangeland | 29.6 | 26.4 | −3.2 | 32.7 |
| Forest land | 61.3 | 64.0 | +2.7 | 79.3 |
| Water | 2.0 | 2.2 | +0.2 | 2.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gandaki.
How Gandaki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.2 percentage points (−3.94 km²); Forest land +2.7 percentage points (+3.38 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+2.04 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Gandaki
- What is the forest cover of Gandaki?
- Forest covers about 64.0% of Gandaki (79.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Gandaki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.4% (4.2 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Gandaki ranks 368th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gandaki?
- Gandaki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 124 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.