Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Mudkechula: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Mudkechula, at 67.4% of its area. Forest covers 28.2% (more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 67.4%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 4.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
250 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
28.2%
537th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Mudkechula in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 61.3 | 67.4 | +6.1 | 168.5 |
| Forest land | 36.1 | 28.2 | −7.9 | 70.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 4.1 | +1.6 | 10.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mudkechula.
How Mudkechula changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −7.9 percentage points (−19.72 km²); Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+15.28 km²); Barren land +1.6 percentage points (+4.10 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Mudkechula
- What is the forest cover of Mudkechula?
- Forest covers about 28.2% of Mudkechula (70.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Mudkechula is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Mudkechula ranks 753rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mudkechula?
- Mudkechula is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 250 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.