District of Nepal · Koshi Province
Okhaldhunga District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Okhaldhunga District, at 57.9% of its area. Forest covers 39.7% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 57.9%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Land cover of Okhaldhunga District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.3 | 0.0–5.9 | 25 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 57.9 | 41.8–74.0 | 623 |
| Forest land | 39.7 | 22.1–57.4 | 428 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0–0.4 | 1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 8 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Okhaldhunga District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +3.6 points, forest land −3.1 points, barren land −0.8 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 Okhaldhunga District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champadevi | 127 | 40.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Chishankhu Gadhi | 112 | 51.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Khiji Demba | 180 | 70.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Likhu | 88 | 51.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Manebhanjyang | 146 | 44.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Molung | 112 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Siddhicharan | 168 | 58.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Sunkoshi | 144 | 41.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Okhaldhunga District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Okhaldhunga District: about 112 a year on average, most in 2023 (398).
Questions about Okhaldhunga District
- What is the forest cover of Okhaldhunga District?
- About 39.7% of Okhaldhunga District is forest (95% interval 22.1–57.4%), roughly 428 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 8 sample sites. That ranks 47th of 77 districts.
- How much of Okhaldhunga District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 2.3% (24.5 km²). Okhaldhunga District ranks 34th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Okhaldhunga District?
- Okhaldhunga District covers 1,076 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.