District of Nepal · Karnali Province
Jumla District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Jumla District, at 66.4% of its area. Forest covers 22.0% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 66.4%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 10.5% and water 0.7%.
Land cover of Jumla District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.0–1.0 | 9 |
| Rangeland | 66.4 | 52.8–79.9 | 1,695 |
| Forest land | 22.0 | 8.1–35.9 | 562 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.0–1.5 | 19 |
| Barren land | 10.5 | 0.7–20.4 | 268 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 17 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Jumla District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +5.0 points, barren land −3.2 points, forest land −1.6 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Jumla District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandannath | 102 | 47.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Guthichaur | 427 | 32.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Hima | 132 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Kanaka Sundari | 225 | 49.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Patarasi | 814 | 18.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Sinja | 153 | 50.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Tatopani | 525 | 33.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Tila | 175 | 42.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Jumla District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Jumla District: about 111 a year on average, most in 2021 (240).
Questions about Jumla District
- What is the forest cover of Jumla District?
- About 22.0% of Jumla District is forest (95% interval 8.1–35.9%), roughly 562 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 17 sample sites. That ranks 65th of 77 districts.
- How much of Jumla District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.0% (1.1 km²). Jumla District ranks 67th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Jumla District?
- Jumla District covers 2,554 km² and has 8 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.