Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Walling: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Walling, at 53.5% of its area. Forest covers 53.5% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 2.2%, rangeland 39.2%, built-up land 3.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 0.7%.
Area
128 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
53.5%
367th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.1%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Walling in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 3.1 | +1.1 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 1.9 | 2.2 | +0.3 | 2.8 |
| Rangeland | 42.2 | 39.2 | −3.0 | 50.3 |
| Forest land | 51.6 | 53.5 | +1.8 | 68.6 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 1.4 | −0.2 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Walling.
How Walling changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.0 percentage points (−3.88 km²); Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+2.34 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+1.37 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Walling
- What is the forest cover of Walling?
- Forest covers about 53.5% of Walling (68.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Walling is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.1% (4.0 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Walling ranks 381st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Walling?
- Walling is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 128 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.