District of Nepal · Lumbini Province
Rolpa District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rolpa District, at 61.2% of its area. Forest covers 61.2% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 35.2%, built-up land 3.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Land cover of Rolpa District
Show the numbers
| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.2 | 0.0–7.0 | 60 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.0–0.9 | 5 |
| Rangeland | 35.2 | 25.7–44.7 | 663 |
| Forest land | 61.2 | 49.8–72.6 | 1,153 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.0–0.5 | 4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 13 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Rolpa District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: urban land +2.7 points, rangeland −2.4 points, agriculture land −2.3 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 Rolpa District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangadev | 124 | 56.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Lungri | 135 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Madi | 129 | 66.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Pariwartan | 163 | 55.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Rolpa | 270 | 70.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Runtigadhi | 233 | 65.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Sunchhahari | 278 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Sunil Smriti | 157 | 68.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Thawang | 191 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Tribeni | 205 | 68.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Rolpa District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Rolpa District: about 58 a year on average, most in 2024 (271).
Questions about Rolpa District
- What is the forest cover of Rolpa District?
- About 61.2% of Rolpa District is forest (95% interval 49.8–72.6%), roughly 1,153 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 13 sample sites. That ranks 23rd of 77 districts.
- How much of Rolpa District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 3.2% (59.5 km²). Rolpa District ranks 29th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Rolpa District?
- Rolpa District covers 1,885 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.