District of Nepal · Koshi Province
Terhathum District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Terhathum District, at 52.6% of its area. Forest covers 52.6% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 47.3%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Land cover of Terhathum District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 47.3 | 28.5–66.1 | 317 |
| Forest land | 52.6 | 33.9–71.3 | 353 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 | 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.
Terhathum District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land +8.7 points, barren land −4.0 points, rangeland −3.3 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 Terhathum District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aatharai | 167 | 66.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Chhathar | 134 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Laligurans | 90 | 69.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Menchhayayem | 70 | 77.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Myanglung | 100 | 57.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Phedap | 111 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Terhathum District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Terhathum District: about 150 a year on average, most in 2025 (333).
Questions about Terhathum District
- What is the forest cover of Terhathum District?
- About 52.6% of Terhathum District is forest (95% interval 33.9–71.3%), roughly 353 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 8 sample sites. That ranks 32nd of 77 districts.
- How much of Terhathum District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.0% (0.0 km²). Terhathum District ranks 77th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Terhathum District?
- Terhathum District covers 671 km² and has 6 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.