Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Kali Gandaki: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kali Gandaki, at 57.6% of its area. Forest covers 57.6% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 40.2%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.1%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
57.6%
313th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kali Gandaki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 40.1 | 40.2 | +0.0 | 40.6 |
| Forest land | 57.5 | 57.6 | +0.1 | 58.2 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.4 | −0.3 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kali Gandaki.
How Kali Gandaki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.25 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.10 km²); Forest land +0.1 percentage points (+0.08 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Kali Gandaki
- What is the forest cover of Kali Gandaki?
- Forest covers about 57.6% of Kali Gandaki (58.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Kali Gandaki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kali Gandaki ranks 592nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kali Gandaki?
- Kali Gandaki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.