Local unit · Rasuwa district · Bagmati Province
Uttargaya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Uttargaya, at 59.7% of its area. Forest covers 59.7% (more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 38.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
118 km²
Local unit, Rasuwa district
Forest (2025)
59.7%
284th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Uttargaya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 35.3 | 38.3 | +3.0 | 45.3 |
| Forest land | 61.4 | 59.7 | −1.7 | 70.6 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 1.1 | −1.1 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Uttargaya.
How Uttargaya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.0 percentage points (+3.58 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−2.04 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−1.33 km²).
Other local units in Rasuwa district
Questions about Uttargaya
- What is the forest cover of Uttargaya?
- Forest covers about 59.7% of Uttargaya (70.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%.
- How much of Uttargaya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Uttargaya ranks 644th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Uttargaya?
- Uttargaya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rasuwa district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 118 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.