Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Duhun: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Duhun, at 55.9% of its area. Forest covers 43.3% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 55.9%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
65.2 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
43.3%
456th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Duhun in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.2 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 49.4 | 55.9 | +6.5 | 36.5 |
| Forest land | 49.8 | 43.3 | −6.6 | 28.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Duhun.
How Duhun changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.6 percentage points (−4.30 km²); Rangeland +6.5 percentage points (+4.27 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.23 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Duhun
- What is the forest cover of Duhun?
- Forest covers about 43.3% of Duhun (28.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Duhun is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.3 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Duhun ranks 597th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Duhun?
- Duhun is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 65.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.