Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Naraharinath: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Naraharinath, at 52.6% of its area. Forest covers 45.1% (about the same as the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 52.6%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
144 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
45.1%
441st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Naraharinath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 1.5 | +1.3 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 54.8 | 52.6 | −2.1 | 75.6 |
| Forest land | 44.2 | 45.1 | +0.9 | 64.9 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Naraharinath.
How Naraharinath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.1 percentage points (−3.08 km²); Urban land +1.3 percentage points (+1.88 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+1.31 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Naraharinath
- What is the forest cover of Naraharinath?
- Forest covers about 45.1% of Naraharinath (64.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Naraharinath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (2.2 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Naraharinath ranks 453rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Naraharinath?
- Naraharinath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 144 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.