Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Madhya Nepal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Madhya Nepal, at 65.1% of its area. Forest covers 65.1% (about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 3.7%, rangeland 27.0%, built-up land 2.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.0%.
Area
114 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
65.1%
213th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.8%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Madhya Nepal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 2.8 | +0.8 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 5.6 | 3.7 | −1.9 | 4.2 |
| Rangeland | 26.8 | 27.0 | +0.3 | 30.8 |
| Forest land | 64.1 | 65.1 | +1.1 | 74.2 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madhya Nepal.
How Madhya Nepal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−2.16 km²); Forest land +1.1 percentage points (+1.20 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+0.95 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Madhya Nepal
- What is the forest cover of Madhya Nepal?
- Forest covers about 65.1% of Madhya Nepal (74.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Madhya Nepal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.8% (3.2 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Madhya Nepal ranks 393rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madhya Nepal?
- Madhya Nepal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 114 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.