Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Ghorahi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ghorahi, at 53.0% of its area. Forest covers 53.0% (less than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 28.9%, rangeland 9.5%, built-up land 8.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
522 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
53.0%
375th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.3%
+3.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Ghorahi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.1 | 8.3 | +3.2 | 43.1 |
| Agriculture land | 32.0 | 28.9 | −3.1 | 150.9 |
| Rangeland | 17.2 | 9.5 | −7.6 | 49.8 |
| Forest land | 45.6 | 53.0 | +7.4 | 276.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ghorahi.
How Ghorahi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −7.6 percentage points (−39.78 km²); Forest land +7.4 percentage points (+38.63 km²); Urban land +3.2 percentage points (+16.65 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Ghorahi
- What is the forest cover of Ghorahi?
- Forest covers about 53.0% of Ghorahi (277 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Ghorahi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.3% (43.1 km²), +3.2 percentage points since 2017. Ghorahi ranks 267th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ghorahi?
- Ghorahi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 522 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.