Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Pariwartan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Pariwartan, at 55.5% of its area. Forest covers 55.5% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 43.5%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
163 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
55.5%
348th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Pariwartan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 1.0 | +0.8 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 46.3 | 43.5 | −2.8 | 70.8 |
| Forest land | 53.4 | 55.5 | +2.1 | 90.5 |
| 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 Pariwartan.
How Pariwartan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.8 percentage points (−4.55 km²); Forest land +2.1 percentage points (+3.41 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.26 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Pariwartan
- What is the forest cover of Pariwartan?
- Forest covers about 55.5% of Pariwartan (90.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Pariwartan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.6 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Pariwartan ranks 502nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pariwartan?
- Pariwartan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 163 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.