Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Mathagadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mathagadhi, at 68.9% of its area. Forest covers 68.9% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 3.2%, rangeland 25.9%, built-up land 2.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
216 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
68.9%
140th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.0%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Mathagadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 2.0 | +0.4 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture land | 4.0 | 3.2 | −0.8 | 6.9 |
| Rangeland | 25.5 | 25.9 | +0.4 | 55.7 |
| Forest land | 69.0 | 68.9 | −0.0 | 148.6 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Mathagadhi.
How Mathagadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.66 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.88 km²); Rangeland +0.4 percentage points (+0.82 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Mathagadhi
- What is the forest cover of Mathagadhi?
- Forest covers about 68.9% of Mathagadhi (149 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Mathagadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.0% (4.3 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Mathagadhi ranks 423rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mathagadhi?
- Mathagadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 216 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.