Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Nagarjun: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Nagarjun, at 54.0% of its area. Forest covers 43.8% (more than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 2.3%, built-up land 54.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
29.8 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
43.8%
453rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
54.0%
+6.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Nagarjun in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 47.3 | 54.0 | +6.7 | 16.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 3.1 | 2.3 | −0.8 | 0.7 |
| Forest land | 49.6 | 43.8 | −5.8 | 13.0 |
| 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 Nagarjun.
How Nagarjun changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.7 percentage points (+1.99 km²); Forest land −5.8 percentage points (−1.73 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−0.24 km²).
Other local units in Kathmandu district
Questions about Nagarjun
- What is the forest cover of Nagarjun?
- Forest covers about 43.8% of Nagarjun (13.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Nagarjun is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 54.0% (16.1 km²), +6.7 percentage points since 2017. Nagarjun ranks 14th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nagarjun?
- Nagarjun is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 29.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.