Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Kirtipur: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Kirtipur, at 83.6% of its area. Forest covers 12.4% (less than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 3.3%, built-up land 83.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
14.8 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
12.4%
591st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
83.6%
+8.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Kirtipur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 75.6 | 83.6 | +8.0 | 12.4 |
| Agriculture land | 3.4 | 0.0 | −3.4 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 6.3 | 3.3 | −3.0 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 14.0 | 12.4 | −1.6 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Kirtipur.
How Kirtipur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.0 percentage points (+1.19 km²); Agriculture land −3.4 percentage points (−0.50 km²); Rangeland −3.0 percentage points (−0.44 km²).
Other local units in Kathmandu district
Questions about Kirtipur
- What is the forest cover of Kirtipur?
- Forest covers about 12.4% of Kirtipur (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Kirtipur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 83.6% (12.4 km²), +8.0 percentage points since 2017. Kirtipur ranks 5th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kirtipur?
- Kirtipur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 14.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.