Local unit · Rukum East district · Lumbini Province
Bhoome: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhoome, at 61.8% of its area. Forest covers 61.8% (more than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 37.6%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
274 km²
Local unit, Rukum East district
Forest (2025)
61.8%
255th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhoome in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 36.4 | 37.6 | +1.2 | 102.8 |
| Forest land | 63.3 | 61.8 | −1.5 | 169.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Bhoome (summarised at 11 m).
How Bhoome changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−4.16 km²); Rangeland +1.2 percentage points (+3.17 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.90 km²).
Other local units in Rukum East district
Questions about Bhoome
- What is the forest cover of Bhoome?
- Forest covers about 61.8% of Bhoome (169 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%.
- How much of Bhoome is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.3 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Bhoome ranks 573rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhoome?
- Bhoome is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum East district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 274 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.