Local unit · Arghakhanchi district · Lumbini Province
Shitaganga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shitaganga, at 85.4% of its area. Forest covers 85.4% (about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 12.7%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.4%.
Land cover of Shitaganga in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 2.5 |
| Rangeland | 14.5 | 12.7 | −1.7 | 77.7 |
| Forest land | 83.5 | 85.4 | +1.9 | 521.1 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 2.5 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 2.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shitaganga (summarised at 14 m).
How Shitaganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+11.29 km²); Rangeland −1.7 percentage points (−10.62 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+1.46 km²).
Other local units in Arghakhanchi district
Questions about Shitaganga
- What is the forest cover of Shitaganga?
- Forest covers about 85.4% of Shitaganga (521 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%.
- How much of Shitaganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (4.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Shitaganga ranks 538th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shitaganga?
- Shitaganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Arghakhanchi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 610 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.