Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Rapti: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rapti, at 63.2% of its area. Forest covers 63.2% (about the same as the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 18.8%, rangeland 7.4%, built-up land 8.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 1.3%.
Area
161 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
63.2%
231st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.1%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Rapti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 8.1 | +2.8 | 13.0 |
| Agriculture land | 20.6 | 18.8 | −1.8 | 30.2 |
| Rangeland | 8.8 | 7.4 | −1.3 | 11.9 |
| Forest land | 61.9 | 63.2 | +1.3 | 101.7 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 1.3 | −1.0 | 2.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rapti.
How Rapti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+4.46 km²); Agriculture land −1.8 percentage points (−2.95 km²); Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−2.17 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Rapti
- What is the forest cover of Rapti?
- Forest covers about 63.2% of Rapti (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Rapti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.1% (13.0 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Rapti ranks 271st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rapti?
- Rapti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 161 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.