Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Manahari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Manahari, at 79.3% of its area. Forest covers 79.3% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 9.0%, rangeland 5.8%, built-up land 4.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.7%.
Area
200 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
79.3%
43rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.7%
+1.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Manahari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.9 | 4.7 | +1.8 | 9.3 |
| Agriculture land | 8.2 | 9.0 | +0.7 | 17.9 |
| Rangeland | 4.3 | 5.8 | +1.5 | 11.6 |
| Forest land | 81.3 | 79.3 | −1.9 | 158.3 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 0.6 | −1.8 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Manahari.
How Manahari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−3.87 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−3.55 km²); Urban land +1.8 percentage points (+3.53 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Manahari
- What is the forest cover of Manahari?
- Forest covers about 79.3% of Manahari (158 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Manahari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.7% (9.3 km²), +1.8 percentage points since 2017. Manahari ranks 331st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Manahari?
- Manahari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 200 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.