Local unit · Kaski district · Gandaki Province
Pokhara: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Pokhara, at 51.3% of its area. Forest covers 51.3% (about the same as the Kaski district average of 49.6%), farmland 3.4%, rangeland 15.8%, built-up land 20.4%, bare land, rock and snow 6.0% and water 3.2%.
Area
464 km²
Local unit, Kaski district
Forest (2025)
51.3%
393rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
20.4%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Pokhara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 18.2 | 20.4 | +2.2 | 94.7 |
| Agriculture land | 5.9 | 3.4 | −2.5 | 15.6 |
| Rangeland | 15.6 | 15.8 | +0.3 | 73.5 |
| Forest land | 54.0 | 51.3 | −2.6 | 238.3 |
| Water | 3.2 | 3.2 | −0.0 | 14.6 |
| Barren land | 3.2 | 6.0 | +2.8 | 27.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pokhara.
How Pokhara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land +2.8 percentage points (+12.91 km²); Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−12.26 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−11.75 km²).
Other local units in Kaski district
Questions about Pokhara
- What is the forest cover of Pokhara?
- Forest covers about 51.3% of Pokhara (238 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kaski district average of 49.6%.
- How much of Pokhara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 20.4% (94.7 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Pokhara ranks 60th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pokhara?
- Pokhara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kaski district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 464 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.