Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Rhishing: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rhishing, at 78.3% of its area. Forest covers 78.3% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 1.5%, rangeland 18.1%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.4%.
Area
215 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
78.3%
52nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Rhishing in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.7 | 3.3 |
| Rangeland | 22.1 | 18.1 | −4.0 | 38.9 |
| Forest land | 75.3 | 78.3 | +3.0 | 168.4 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.4 | +0.0 | 3.1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +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 Rhishing.
How Rhishing changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.0 percentage points (−8.67 km²); Forest land +3.0 percentage points (+6.50 km²); Agriculture land +0.7 percentage points (+1.40 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Rhishing
- What is the forest cover of Rhishing?
- Forest covers about 78.3% of Rhishing (168 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Rhishing is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.0 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Rhishing ranks 580th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rhishing?
- Rhishing is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 215 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.