Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Golanjor: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Golanjor, at 70.0% of its area. Forest covers 70.0% (about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 27.1%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.9%.
Area
184 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
70.0%
131st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Golanjor in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.2 | +0.6 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 33.6 | 27.1 | −6.5 | 49.8 |
| Forest land | 64.0 | 70.0 | +6.0 | 128.7 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Golanjor.
How Golanjor changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −6.5 percentage points (−11.94 km²); Forest land +6.0 percentage points (+10.95 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+1.14 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Golanjor
- What is the forest cover of Golanjor?
- Forest covers about 70.0% of Golanjor (129 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Golanjor is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (2.2 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Golanjor ranks 483rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Golanjor?
- Golanjor is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 184 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.