Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Kageshwori Manahara: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Kageshwori Manahara, at 80.3% of its area. Forest covers 15.9% (less than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 1.0%, rangeland 2.8%, built-up land 80.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
27.4 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
15.9%
575th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
80.3%
+16.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Kageshwori Manahara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 63.4 | 80.3 | +16.9 | 22.0 |
| Agriculture land | 9.6 | 1.0 | −8.6 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 8.5 | 2.8 | −5.7 | 0.8 |
| Forest land | 18.5 | 15.9 | −2.7 | 4.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 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 Kageshwori Manahara.
How Kageshwori Manahara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +16.9 percentage points (+4.64 km²); Agriculture land −8.6 percentage points (−2.36 km²); Rangeland −5.7 percentage points (−1.55 km²).
Other local units in Kathmandu district
Questions about Kageshwori Manahara
- What is the forest cover of Kageshwori Manahara?
- Forest covers about 15.9% of Kageshwori Manahara (4.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Kageshwori Manahara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 80.3% (22.0 km²), +16.9 percentage points since 2017. Kageshwori Manahara ranks 6th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kageshwori Manahara?
- Kageshwori Manahara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 27.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.