Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Namobuddha: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Namobuddha, at 47.8% of its area. Forest covers 40.1% (less than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 2.8%, rangeland 47.8%, built-up land 9.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
102 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
40.1%
483rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.3%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Namobuddha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.7 | 9.3 | +2.6 | 9.5 |
| Agriculture land | 3.9 | 2.8 | −1.2 | 2.8 |
| Rangeland | 43.9 | 47.8 | +3.9 | 48.9 |
| Forest land | 45.6 | 40.1 | −5.5 | 41.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Namobuddha.
How Namobuddha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.5 percentage points (−5.62 km²); Rangeland +3.9 percentage points (+4.03 km²); Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+2.65 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Namobuddha
- What is the forest cover of Namobuddha?
- Forest covers about 40.1% of Namobuddha (41.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Namobuddha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.3% (9.5 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Namobuddha ranks 256th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Namobuddha?
- Namobuddha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 102 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.