Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Mahabu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Mahabu, at 47.8% of its area. Forest covers 44.6% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 6.8%, rangeland 47.8%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
111 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
44.6%
447th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahabu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.6 | +0.6 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 9.1 | 6.8 | −2.3 | 7.5 |
| Rangeland | 50.4 | 47.8 | −2.6 | 53.0 |
| Forest land | 40.3 | 44.6 | +4.3 | 49.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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 Mahabu.
How Mahabu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +4.3 percentage points (+4.74 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−2.87 km²); Agriculture land −2.3 percentage points (−2.52 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Mahabu
- What is the forest cover of Mahabu?
- Forest covers about 44.6% of Mahabu (49.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Mahabu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.7 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Mahabu ranks 550th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahabu?
- Mahabu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 111 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.