Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Makawanpurgadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Makawanpurgadhi, at 68.8% of its area. Forest covers 68.8% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 2.4%, rangeland 23.7%, built-up land 4.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.3%.
Area
149 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
68.8%
143rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.6%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Makawanpurgadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 4.6 | +3.4 | 6.8 |
| Agriculture land | 2.3 | 2.4 | +0.1 | 3.6 |
| Rangeland | 20.2 | 23.7 | +3.5 | 35.3 |
| Forest land | 75.7 | 68.8 | −6.9 | 102.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Makawanpurgadhi.
How Makawanpurgadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.9 percentage points (−10.26 km²); Rangeland +3.5 percentage points (+5.25 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+5.01 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Makawanpurgadhi
- What is the forest cover of Makawanpurgadhi?
- Forest covers about 68.8% of Makawanpurgadhi (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Makawanpurgadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.6% (6.8 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Makawanpurgadhi ranks 332nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Makawanpurgadhi?
- Makawanpurgadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 149 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.