Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Kalimati: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kalimati, at 78.8% of its area. Forest covers 78.8% (more than the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 1.5%, rangeland 17.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.9%.
Area
444 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
78.8%
46th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalimati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 1.5 | −0.2 | 6.8 |
| Rangeland | 23.5 | 17.8 | −5.7 | 79.2 |
| Forest land | 72.8 | 78.8 | +6.0 | 350.0 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 4.0 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.6 | −0.4 | 2.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kalimati (summarised at 11 m).
How Kalimati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.0 percentage points (+26.77 km²); Rangeland −5.7 percentage points (−25.17 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−1.95 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Kalimati
- What is the forest cover of Kalimati?
- Forest covers about 78.8% of Kalimati (350 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Kalimati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (1.5 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Kalimati ranks 616th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalimati?
- Kalimati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 444 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.