Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Ghiring: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ghiring, at 75.1% of its area. Forest covers 75.1% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 4.4%, rangeland 17.0%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.9%.
Area
126 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
75.1%
76th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Ghiring in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.3 | +0.9 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 4.8 | 4.4 | −0.4 | 5.5 |
| Rangeland | 21.0 | 17.0 | −4.0 | 21.5 |
| Forest land | 71.7 | 75.1 | +3.5 | 95.0 |
| Water | 1.8 | 1.9 | +0.1 | 2.4 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ghiring.
How Ghiring changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.0 percentage points (−5.07 km²); Forest land +3.5 percentage points (+4.39 km²); Urban land +0.9 percentage points (+1.14 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Ghiring
- What is the forest cover of Ghiring?
- Forest covers about 75.1% of Ghiring (95.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Ghiring is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (1.6 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Ghiring ranks 481st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ghiring?
- Ghiring is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 126 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.