District of Nepal · Koshi Province
Morang District: land cover, map and municipalities
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Morang District, at 42.1% of its area. Forest covers 30.6% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 42.1%, rangeland 4.8%, built-up land 22.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Land cover of Morang District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 22.2 | 3.8–40.6 | 404 |
| Agriculture land | 42.1 | 17.6–66.5 | 766 |
| Rangeland | 4.8 | 0.0–9.6 | 87 |
| Forest land | 30.6 | 3.5–57.7 | 558 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.0–0.6 | 5 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0–0.3 | 2 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 12 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Morang District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: urban land +6.9 points, agriculture land −5.8 points, rangeland −1.3 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 Morang District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belbari | 132 | 29.9 | 50.2 | 17.3 |
| Biratnagar | 77 | 0.3 | 47.6 | 51.6 |
| Budhiganga | 56 | 2.4 | 67.7 | 29.5 |
| Dhanapalthan | 70 | 0.9 | 85.5 | 13.3 |
| Gramthan | 72 | 2.5 | 83.8 | 13.2 |
| Jahada | 62 | 0.3 | 86.1 | 13.6 |
| Kanepokhari | 82 | 23.4 | 60.7 | 14.2 |
| Katahari | 52 | 0.5 | 78.9 | 19.8 |
| Kerabari | 219 | 78.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Letang | 219 | 79.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Miklajung | 159 | 71.8 | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| Pathari Shanishchare | 79 | 11.6 | 58.8 | 28.0 |
| Rangeli | 112 | 1.3 | 86.2 | 11.8 |
| Ratuwamai | 142 | 1.7 | 82.7 | 12.2 |
| Sundarharaicha | 110 | 19.8 | 40.0 | 37.9 |
| Sunwarshi | 106 | 1.0 | 83.2 | 14.7 |
| Urlabari | 74 | 6.3 | 58.3 | 28.8 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Morang District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Morang District: about 142 a year on average, most in 2024 (291).
Questions about Morang District
- What is the forest cover of Morang District?
- About 30.6% of Morang District is forest (95% interval 3.5–57.7%), roughly 558 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 12 sample sites. That ranks 57th of 77 districts.
- How much of Morang District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 22.2% (404 km²). Morang District ranks 6th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Morang District?
- Morang District covers 1,822 km² and has 17 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.