Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Jagadulla: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Jagadulla, at 49.6% of its area. Forest covers 9.0% (more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 49.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 41.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
777 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
9.0%
614th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Jagadulla in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 46.8 | 49.6 | +2.9 | 385.9 |
| Forest land | 11.0 | 9.0 | −2.0 | 70.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 42.1 | 41.1 | −1.1 | 319.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jagadulla (summarised at 12 m).
How Jagadulla changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.9 percentage points (+22.23 km²); Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−15.16 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−8.24 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Jagadulla
- What is the forest cover of Jagadulla?
- Forest covers about 9.0% of Jagadulla (70.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Jagadulla is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.2 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Jagadulla ranks 739th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jagadulla?
- Jagadulla is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 777 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.