Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Gurans: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gurans, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 56.5% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 41.2%, built-up land 1.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
165 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
56.5%
336th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.7%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Gurans in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 1.7 | +1.1 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.3 | −0.7 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 42.9 | 41.2 | −1.7 | 67.8 |
| Forest land | 55.2 | 56.5 | +1.3 | 93.0 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gurans.
How Gurans changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.7 percentage points (−2.75 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+2.21 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+1.86 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Gurans
- What is the forest cover of Gurans?
- Forest covers about 56.5% of Gurans (93.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Gurans is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.7% (2.7 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Gurans ranks 442nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gurans?
- Gurans is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 165 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.