Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Adanchuli: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Adanchuli, at 61.3% of its area. Forest covers 38.0% (more than the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 61.3%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
151 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
38.0%
497th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Adanchuli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 57.1 | 61.3 | +4.3 | 92.3 |
| Forest land | 42.3 | 38.0 | −4.4 | 57.1 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Adanchuli.
How Adanchuli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.4 percentage points (−6.58 km²); Rangeland +4.3 percentage points (+6.44 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.15 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Adanchuli
- What is the forest cover of Adanchuli?
- Forest covers about 38.0% of Adanchuli (57.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Adanchuli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Adanchuli ranks 695th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Adanchuli?
- Adanchuli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 151 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.