Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Apihimal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Apihimal, at 56.7% of its area. Forest covers 22.9% (less than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 56.7%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 20.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
613 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
22.9%
557th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Apihimal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 53.8 | 56.7 | +3.0 | 347.4 |
| Forest land | 27.7 | 22.9 | −4.8 | 140.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 18.5 | 20.3 | +1.8 | 124.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Apihimal.
How Apihimal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.8 percentage points (−29.47 km²); Rangeland +3.0 percentage points (+18.07 km²); Barren land +1.8 percentage points (+10.97 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Apihimal
- What is the forest cover of Apihimal?
- Forest covers about 22.9% of Apihimal (140 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Apihimal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Apihimal ranks 719th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Apihimal?
- Apihimal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 613 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.