Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Manara Shisawa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Manara Shisawa, at 78.0% of its area. Forest covers 5.0% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 78.0%, rangeland 1.0%, built-up land 15.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
49.7 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
5.0%
654th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.3%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Manara Shisawa in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.7 | 15.3 | +2.6 | 7.6 |
| Agriculture land | 70.6 | 78.0 | +7.3 | 38.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 1.0 | +0.9 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 16.3 | 5.0 | −11.4 | 2.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 | 0.4 |
| 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 Manara Shisawa.
How Manara Shisawa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −11.4 percentage points (−5.65 km²); Agriculture land +7.3 percentage points (+3.65 km²); Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+1.28 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Manara Shisawa
- What is the forest cover of Manara Shisawa?
- Forest covers about 5.0% of Manara Shisawa (2.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Manara Shisawa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.3% (7.6 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Manara Shisawa ranks 109th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Manara Shisawa?
- Manara Shisawa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 49.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.