District of Nepal · Bagmati Province
Ramechhap District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Ramechhap District, at 52.3% of its area. Forest covers 46.4% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 52.3%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Land cover of Ramechhap District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.4 | 0.1–2.6 | 21 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 52.3 | 38.7–65.8 | 818 |
| Forest land | 46.4 | 32.8–59.9 | 725 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
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.
Ramechhap District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land +3.2 points, rangeland −2.6 points, urban land +1.2 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 Ramechhap District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doramba | 141 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Gokulganga | 198 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Khandadevi | 150 | 24.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Likhu Tamakoshi | 124 | 49.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Manthali | 212 | 37.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Ramechhap | 202 | 41.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Sunapati | 85 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| Umakunda | 451 | 36.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Ramechhap District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Ramechhap District: about 158 a year on average, most in 2024 (789).
Questions about Ramechhap District
- What is the forest cover of Ramechhap District?
- About 46.4% of Ramechhap District is forest (95% interval 32.8–59.9%), roughly 725 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 11 sample sites. That ranks 37th of 77 districts.
- How much of Ramechhap District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 1.4% (21.4 km²). Ramechhap District ranks 42nd of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Ramechhap District?
- Ramechhap District covers 1,564 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.