Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Kapurkot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kapurkot, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 30.1%, built-up land 2.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
191st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.8%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kapurkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 2.8 | +1.1 | 3.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.6 | 0.9 | −0.7 | 1.1 |
| Rangeland | 33.5 | 30.1 | −3.3 | 35.9 |
| Forest land | 63.3 | 66.2 | +2.9 | 78.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kapurkot.
How Kapurkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.3 percentage points (−3.98 km²); Forest land +2.9 percentage points (+3.44 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+1.34 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Kapurkot
- What is the forest cover of Kapurkot?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Kapurkot (78.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Kapurkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.8% (3.3 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Kapurkot ranks 391st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kapurkot?
- Kapurkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.