Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Kapilbastu: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kapilbastu, at 79.1% of its area. Forest covers 4.0% (less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 79.1%, rangeland 1.4%, built-up land 12.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 2.1%.
Area
137 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
4.0%
672nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.9%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Kapilbastu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.3 | 12.9 | +4.7 | 17.7 |
| Agriculture land | 82.0 | 79.1 | −2.9 | 108.3 |
| Rangeland | 2.7 | 1.4 | −1.3 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 4.3 | 4.0 | −0.4 | 5.4 |
| Water | 2.0 | 2.1 | +0.1 | 2.9 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kapilbastu.
How Kapilbastu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+6.37 km²); Agriculture land −2.9 percentage points (−4.01 km²); Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−1.74 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Kapilbastu
- What is the forest cover of Kapilbastu?
- Forest covers about 4.0% of Kapilbastu (5.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Kapilbastu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.9% (17.7 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Kapilbastu ranks 159th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kapilbastu?
- Kapilbastu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 137 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.