Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Harinas: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Harinas, at 67.0% of its area. Forest covers 67.0% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 30.6%, built-up land 1.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.0%.
Area
87.5 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
67.0%
167th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.1%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Harinas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.1 | +0.7 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 32.3 | 30.6 | −1.7 | 26.7 |
| Forest land | 65.7 | 67.0 | +1.3 | 58.6 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Harinas.
How Harinas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.7 percentage points (−1.51 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.15 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.65 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Harinas
- What is the forest cover of Harinas?
- Forest covers about 67.0% of Harinas (58.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Harinas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.1% (1.0 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Harinas ranks 491st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Harinas?
- Harinas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 87.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.