District of Nepal · Koshi Province
Khotang District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khotang District, at 53.6% of its area. Forest covers 44.3% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 53.6%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 0.3%.
Land cover of Khotang District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.0–1.0 | 6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 53.6 | 39.6–67.7 | 852 |
| Forest land | 44.3 | 30.3–58.4 | 704 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.0–0.6 | 4 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 0.0–4.5 | 23 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 11 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Khotang District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +4.1 points, forest land −3.4 points, barren land −0.6 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 Khotang District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiselukharka | 125 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Baraha Pokhari | 141 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi | 246 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Diprung Chuichumma | 136 | 57.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Halesi Tuwachung | 280 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Jante Dhunga | 128 | 66.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Kepilasgadhi | 191 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Khotehang | 164 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Rawa Besi | 97 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Sakela | 80 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Khotang District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Khotang District: about 251 a year on average, most in 2024 (849).
Questions about Khotang District
- What is the forest cover of Khotang District?
- About 44.3% of Khotang District is forest (95% interval 30.3–58.4%), roughly 704 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 11 sample sites. That ranks 41st of 77 districts.
- How much of Khotang District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.4% (5.6 km²). Khotang District ranks 57th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Khotang District?
- Khotang District covers 1,589 km² and has 10 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.