Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Belbari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Belbari, at 50.2% of its area. Forest covers 29.9% (about the same as the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 50.2%, rangeland 1.1%, built-up land 17.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.8%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
29.9%
532nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
17.3%
+4.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Belbari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.8 | 17.3 | +4.5 | 23.0 |
| Agriculture land | 54.4 | 50.2 | −4.2 | 66.5 |
| Rangeland | 1.9 | 1.1 | −0.8 | 1.4 |
| Forest land | 29.0 | 29.9 | +0.9 | 39.6 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.4 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.7 | −0.8 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Belbari.
How Belbari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.5 percentage points (+5.96 km²); Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−5.52 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+1.20 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Belbari
- What is the forest cover of Belbari?
- Forest covers about 29.9% of Belbari (39.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Belbari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 17.3% (23.0 km²), +4.5 percentage points since 2017. Belbari ranks 84th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Belbari?
- Belbari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.