Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Aatharai Tribeni: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aatharai Tribeni, at 80.6% of its area. Forest covers 80.6% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 18.6%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
88.6 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
80.6%
31st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Aatharai Tribeni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.9 | 18.6 | +0.8 | 16.5 |
| Forest land | 81.2 | 80.6 | −0.6 | 71.4 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aatharai Tribeni.
How Aatharai Tribeni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+0.66 km²); Forest land −0.6 percentage points (−0.57 km²); Barren land −0.2 percentage points (−0.13 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Aatharai Tribeni
- What is the forest cover of Aatharai Tribeni?
- Forest covers about 80.6% of Aatharai Tribeni (71.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Aatharai Tribeni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Aatharai Tribeni ranks 661st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aatharai Tribeni?
- Aatharai Tribeni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 88.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.