Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Shantinagar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shantinagar, at 51.7% of its area. Forest covers 51.7% (less than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 28.5%, rangeland 15.9%, built-up land 3.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
116 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
51.7%
388th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.7%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Shantinagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 3.7 | +2.7 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture land | 30.7 | 28.5 | −2.3 | 33.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.5 | 15.9 | −1.6 | 18.5 |
| Forest land | 50.5 | 51.7 | +1.3 | 60.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shantinagar.
How Shantinagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+3.11 km²); Agriculture land −2.3 percentage points (−2.62 km²); Rangeland −1.6 percentage points (−1.86 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Shantinagar
- What is the forest cover of Shantinagar?
- Forest covers about 51.7% of Shantinagar (60.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Shantinagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.7% (4.3 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Shantinagar ranks 362nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shantinagar?
- Shantinagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 116 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.