Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Kwhola Sothar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kwhola Sothar, at 84.7% of its area. Forest covers 84.7% (more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 14.7%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.1%.
Area
175 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
84.7%
16th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kwhola Sothar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 15.5 | 14.7 | −0.8 | 25.8 |
| Forest land | 83.5 | 84.7 | +1.2 | 148.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kwhola Sothar.
How Kwhola Sothar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.2 percentage points (+2.12 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−1.40 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−1.00 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Kwhola Sothar
- What is the forest cover of Kwhola Sothar?
- Forest covers about 84.7% of Kwhola Sothar (149 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Kwhola Sothar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kwhola Sothar ranks 648th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kwhola Sothar?
- Kwhola Sothar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 175 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.