District of Nepal · Koshi Province
Udayapur District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Udayapur District, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 53.2% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 22.1%, rangeland 19.4%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 2.0%.
Land cover of Udayapur District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 0.2–4.3 | 51 |
| Agriculture land | 22.1 | 3.4–40.8 | 508 |
| Rangeland | 19.4 | 10.7–28.2 | 447 |
| Forest land | 53.2 | 33.4–72.9 | 1,221 |
| Water | 2.0 | 0.0–5.3 | 47 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.0–2.6 | 24 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 16 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Udayapur District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: agriculture land −1.8 points, urban land +1.6 points, water −0.5 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 Udayapur District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belaka | 339 | 61.1 | 15.7 | 3.8 |
| Chaudandigadhi | 283 | 66.8 | 16.8 | 4.0 |
| Katari | 424 | 68.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Koshi Tappu | 5 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Limchunbung | 107 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rautamai | 204 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Tapli | 119 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Triyuga | 547 | 76.0 | 8.2 | 5.2 |
| Udayapurgadhi | 269 | 74.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Udayapur District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Udayapur District: about 896 a year on average, most in 2021 (1,402).
Questions about Udayapur District
- What is the forest cover of Udayapur District?
- About 53.2% of Udayapur District is forest (95% interval 33.4–72.9%), roughly 1,221 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 16 sample sites. That ranks 31st of 77 districts.
- How much of Udayapur District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 2.2% (51.2 km²). Udayapur District ranks 35th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Udayapur District?
- Udayapur District covers 2,297 km² and has 9 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.