Local unit · Dadeldhura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Nawadurga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nawadurga, at 53.4% of its area. Forest covers 53.4% (less than the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%), farmland 3.2%, rangeland 42.4%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.5%.
Area
142 km²
Local unit, Dadeldhura district
Forest (2025)
53.4%
368th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Nawadurga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 3.0 | 3.2 | +0.2 | 4.5 |
| Rangeland | 42.0 | 42.4 | +0.4 | 60.0 |
| Forest land | 54.3 | 53.4 | −0.9 | 75.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nawadurga.
How Nawadurga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−1.23 km²); Rangeland +0.4 percentage points (+0.50 km²); Agriculture land +0.2 percentage points (+0.33 km²).
Other local units in Dadeldhura district
Questions about Nawadurga
- What is the forest cover of Nawadurga?
- Forest covers about 53.4% of Nawadurga (75.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%.
- How much of Nawadurga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Nawadurga ranks 633rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nawadurga?
- Nawadurga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dadeldhura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 142 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.