Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Hetauda: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Hetauda, at 54.9% of its area. Forest covers 54.9% (less than the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 15.7%, rangeland 7.0%, built-up land 20.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.9%.
Area
262 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
54.9%
352nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
20.8%
+7.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Hetauda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.5 | 20.8 | +7.3 | 54.5 |
| Agriculture land | 20.4 | 15.7 | −4.7 | 41.0 |
| Rangeland | 6.8 | 7.0 | +0.3 | 18.4 |
| Forest land | 56.8 | 54.9 | −1.8 | 143.7 |
| Water | 1.1 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 2.4 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.6 | −0.9 | 1.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Hetauda.
How Hetauda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.3 percentage points (+19.15 km²); Agriculture land −4.7 percentage points (−12.27 km²); Forest land −1.8 percentage points (−4.79 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Hetauda
- What is the forest cover of Hetauda?
- Forest covers about 54.9% of Hetauda (144 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Hetauda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 20.8% (54.5 km²), +7.3 percentage points since 2017. Hetauda ranks 56th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Hetauda?
- Hetauda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 262 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.