Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Jwalamukhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jwalamukhi, at 68.2% of its area. Forest covers 68.2% (more than the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 10.4%, rangeland 16.5%, built-up land 3.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.2%.
Area
113 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
68.2%
157th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.8%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Jwalamukhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 3.8 | +2.2 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 14.4 | 10.4 | −3.9 | 11.7 |
| Rangeland | 21.4 | 16.5 | −4.9 | 18.6 |
| Forest land | 61.5 | 68.2 | +6.6 | 77.0 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.0 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 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 Jwalamukhi.
How Jwalamukhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.6 percentage points (+7.50 km²); Rangeland −4.9 percentage points (−5.49 km²); Agriculture land −3.9 percentage points (−4.46 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Jwalamukhi
- What is the forest cover of Jwalamukhi?
- Forest covers about 68.2% of Jwalamukhi (77.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Jwalamukhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.8% (4.2 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Jwalamukhi ranks 358th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jwalamukhi?
- Jwalamukhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 113 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.