Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Kaike: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Kaike, at 67.1% of its area. Forest covers 4.3% (about the same as the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 67.1%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 28.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
467 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
4.3%
668th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Kaike in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 61.0 | 67.1 | +6.1 | 313.0 |
| Forest land | 5.9 | 4.3 | −1.7 | 19.9 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 32.9 | 28.5 | −4.4 | 132.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kaike (summarised at 11 m).
How Kaike changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+28.42 km²); Barren land −4.4 percentage points (−20.67 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−7.79 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Kaike
- What is the forest cover of Kaike?
- Forest covers about 4.3% of Kaike (19.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Kaike is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Kaike ranks 761st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kaike?
- Kaike is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 467 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.