Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Shivapuri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shivapuri, at 99.5% of its area. Forest covers 99.5% (more than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
24.6 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
99.5%
1st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Shivapuri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 99.5 | 99.5 | +0.0 | 24.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shivapuri.
How Shivapuri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.5 percentage points (−0.11 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.10 km²); Forest land +0.0 percentage points (+0.01 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Shivapuri
- What is the forest cover of Shivapuri?
- Forest covers about 99.5% of Shivapuri (24.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Shivapuri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.1 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Shivapuri ranks 581st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shivapuri?
- Shivapuri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 24.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.