Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Roshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Roshi, at 57.4% of its area. Forest covers 57.4% (about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 1.3%, rangeland 39.8%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
176 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
57.4%
319th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
−0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Roshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 1.3 | −0.7 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.0 | 2.2 |
| Rangeland | 35.2 | 39.8 | +4.6 | 70.2 |
| Forest land | 61.6 | 57.4 | −4.2 | 101.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Roshi.
How Roshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.6 percentage points (+8.18 km²); Forest land −4.2 percentage points (−7.42 km²); Urban land −0.7 percentage points (−1.16 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Roshi
- What is the forest cover of Roshi?
- Forest covers about 57.4% of Roshi (101 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Roshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (2.3 km²), −0.7 percentage points since 2017. Roshi ranks 474th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Roshi?
- Roshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 176 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.