Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Jiri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jiri, at 55.7% of its area. Forest covers 55.7% (more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 38.1%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 4.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
211 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
55.7%
347th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Jiri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.5 | 1.3 | −0.1 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 34.1 | 38.1 | +4.0 | 80.5 |
| Forest land | 54.4 | 55.7 | +1.4 | 117.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 9.7 | 4.5 | −5.2 | 9.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jiri.
How Jiri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −5.2 percentage points (−10.91 km²); Rangeland +4.0 percentage points (+8.44 km²); Forest land +1.4 percentage points (+2.85 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Jiri
- What is the forest cover of Jiri?
- Forest covers about 55.7% of Jiri (118 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Jiri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (2.7 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Jiri ranks 478th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jiri?
- Jiri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 211 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.