Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Madane: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Madane, at 54.9% of its area. Forest covers 44.7% (less than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 54.9%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.0%.
Area
94.5 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
44.7%
445th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Madane in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 51.6 | 54.9 | +3.3 | 51.8 |
| Forest land | 47.5 | 44.7 | −2.9 | 42.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madane.
How Madane changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.3 percentage points (+3.13 km²); Forest land −2.9 percentage points (−2.70 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−0.41 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Madane
- What is the forest cover of Madane?
- Forest covers about 44.7% of Madane (42.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Madane is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Madane ranks 612th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madane?
- Madane is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 94.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.