Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Chumanubri: land cover and map
Barren land is the largest land cover in Chumanubri, at 46.1% of its area. Forest covers 9.8% (less than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 43.8%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 46.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
1,649 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
9.8%
607th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chumanubri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 39.2 | 43.8 | +4.5 | 721.3 |
| Forest land | 10.5 | 9.8 | −0.7 | 160.7 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 4.1 |
| Barren land | 49.7 | 46.1 | −3.5 | 760.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chumanubri (summarised at 20 m).
How Chumanubri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.5 percentage points (+74.69 km²); Barren land −3.5 percentage points (−58.20 km²); Forest land −0.7 percentage points (−11.71 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Chumanubri
- What is the forest cover of Chumanubri?
- Forest covers about 9.8% of Chumanubri (161 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Chumanubri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (1.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chumanubri ranks 716th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chumanubri?
- Chumanubri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 1,649 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.