Local unit · Khotang district · Koshi Province
Diprung Chuichumma: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Diprung Chuichumma, at 57.4% of its area. Forest covers 57.4% (about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 42.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
136 km²
Local unit, Khotang district
Forest (2025)
57.4%
318th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Diprung Chuichumma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 44.3 | 42.1 | −2.2 | 57.4 |
| Forest land | 54.6 | 57.4 | +2.8 | 78.2 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Diprung Chuichumma.
How Diprung Chuichumma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.8 percentage points (+3.81 km²); Rangeland −2.2 percentage points (−3.00 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.44 km²).
Other local units in Khotang district
Questions about Diprung Chuichumma
- What is the forest cover of Diprung Chuichumma?
- Forest covers about 57.4% of Diprung Chuichumma (78.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%.
- How much of Diprung Chuichumma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Diprung Chuichumma ranks 705th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Diprung Chuichumma?
- Diprung Chuichumma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Khotang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 136 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.