Local unit · Nawalparasi East district · Gandaki Province
Kawasoti: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kawasoti, at 34.0% of its area. Forest covers 33.1% (less than the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%), farmland 34.0%, rangeland 4.2%, built-up land 26.3%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 1.6%.
Area
108 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi East district
Forest (2025)
33.1%
517th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
26.3%
+7.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Kawasoti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 18.5 | 26.3 | +7.8 | 28.5 |
| Agriculture land | 41.2 | 34.0 | −7.2 | 36.9 |
| Rangeland | 3.7 | 4.2 | +0.5 | 4.5 |
| Forest land | 34.3 | 33.1 | −1.3 | 35.8 |
| Water | 0.8 | 1.6 | +0.8 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 1.0 | −0.6 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kawasoti.
How Kawasoti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.8 percentage points (+8.41 km²); Agriculture land −7.2 percentage points (−7.76 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−1.38 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi East district
Questions about Kawasoti
- What is the forest cover of Kawasoti?
- Forest covers about 33.1% of Kawasoti (35.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%.
- How much of Kawasoti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 26.3% (28.5 km²), +7.8 percentage points since 2017. Kawasoti ranks 42nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kawasoti?
- Kawasoti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi East district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 108 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.