Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Mahawai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mahawai, at 59.2% of its area. Forest covers 59.2% (more than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 40.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
322 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
59.2%
293rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahawai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 34.9 | 40.3 | +5.4 | 129.6 |
| Forest land | 64.8 | 59.2 | −5.6 | 190.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mahawai.
How Mahawai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.6 percentage points (−18.09 km²); Rangeland +5.4 percentage points (+17.22 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.61 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Mahawai
- What is the forest cover of Mahawai?
- Forest covers about 59.2% of Mahawai (191 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Mahawai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.8 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Mahawai ranks 640th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahawai?
- Mahawai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 322 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.