Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Chure: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chure, at 79.7% of its area. Forest covers 79.7% (more than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 19.6%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
492 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
79.7%
38th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Chure in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 13.7 | 19.6 | +5.9 | 96.6 |
| Forest land | 85.5 | 79.7 | −5.8 | 392.1 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chure.
How Chure changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.9 percentage points (+29.08 km²); Forest land −5.8 percentage points (−28.73 km²); Agriculture land −0.1 percentage points (−0.69 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Chure
- What is the forest cover of Chure?
- Forest covers about 79.7% of Chure (392 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Chure is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.8 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Chure ranks 669th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chure?
- Chure is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 492 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.