Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Kalinchowk: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kalinchowk, at 62.1% of its area. Forest covers 62.1% (more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 1.5%, rangeland 32.2%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 3.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
62.1%
250th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalinchowk in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 2.3 | 1.5 | −0.8 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 26.6 | 32.2 | +5.5 | 42.6 |
| Forest land | 62.0 | 62.1 | +0.1 | 82.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 7.8 | 3.0 | −4.9 | 3.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kalinchowk.
How Kalinchowk changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.5 percentage points (+7.33 km²); Barren land −4.9 percentage points (−6.46 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.10 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Kalinchowk
- What is the forest cover of Kalinchowk?
- Forest covers about 62.1% of Kalinchowk (82.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Kalinchowk is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kalinchowk ranks 505th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalinchowk?
- Kalinchowk is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.