Local unit · Kaski district · Gandaki Province
Madi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Madi, at 59.1% of its area. Forest covers 59.1% (more than the Kaski district average of 49.6%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 22.0%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 18.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
563 km²
Local unit, Kaski district
Forest (2025)
59.1%
294th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Madi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 19.4 | 22.0 | +2.7 | 124.1 |
| Forest land | 59.6 | 59.1 | −0.5 | 332.8 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 2.4 |
| Barren land | 20.2 | 18.1 | −2.1 | 101.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madi (summarised at 11 m).
How Madi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+15.09 km²); Barren land −2.1 percentage points (−11.71 km²); Forest land −0.5 percentage points (−2.76 km²).
Other local units in Kaski district
Questions about Madi
- What is the forest cover of Madi?
- Forest covers about 59.1% of Madi (333 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kaski district average of 49.6%.
- How much of Madi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.8 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Madi ranks 676th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madi?
- Madi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kaski district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 563 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.