Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Damak: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Damak, at 41.4% of its area. Forest covers 15.3% (less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 39.3%, rangeland 2.1%, built-up land 41.4%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.7%.
Area
70.6 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
15.3%
577th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
41.4%
+14.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Damak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 26.8 | 41.4 | +14.5 | 29.2 |
| Agriculture land | 50.5 | 39.3 | −11.2 | 27.8 |
| Rangeland | 3.9 | 2.1 | −1.8 | 1.5 |
| Forest land | 15.0 | 15.3 | +0.3 | 10.8 |
| Water | 1.2 | 0.7 | −0.5 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 2.7 | 1.3 | −1.4 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Damak.
How Damak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +14.5 percentage points (+10.27 km²); Agriculture land −11.2 percentage points (−7.88 km²); Rangeland −1.8 percentage points (−1.27 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Damak
- What is the forest cover of Damak?
- Forest covers about 15.3% of Damak (10.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Damak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 41.4% (29.2 km²), +14.5 percentage points since 2017. Damak ranks 18th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Damak?
- Damak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 70.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.