Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Kaligandaki: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kaligandaki, at 65.2% of its area. Forest covers 65.2% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 23.5%, built-up land 5.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 4.8%.
Area
73.5 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
65.2%
210th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.0%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Kaligandaki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.2 | 5.0 | +0.8 | 3.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 25.9 | 23.5 | −2.5 | 17.2 |
| Forest land | 63.3 | 65.2 | +1.9 | 48.0 |
| Water | 4.6 | 4.8 | +0.3 | 3.5 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 1.3 | −0.4 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kaligandaki.
How Kaligandaki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.5 percentage points (−1.82 km²); Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+1.41 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+0.60 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Kaligandaki
- What is the forest cover of Kaligandaki?
- Forest covers about 65.2% of Kaligandaki (48.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Kaligandaki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.0% (3.7 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Kaligandaki ranks 323rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kaligandaki?
- Kaligandaki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 73.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.