Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Fakfokathum: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Fakfokathum, at 72.7% of its area. Forest covers 72.7% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 25.4%, built-up land 1.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
108 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
72.7%
96th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.9%
−0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Fakfokathum in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.4 | 1.9 | −0.5 | 2.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 29.1 | 25.4 | −3.7 | 27.5 |
| Forest land | 68.4 | 72.7 | +4.3 | 78.8 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Fakfokathum.
How Fakfokathum changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +4.3 percentage points (+4.67 km²); Rangeland −3.7 percentage points (−4.04 km²); Urban land −0.5 percentage points (−0.50 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Fakfokathum
- What is the forest cover of Fakfokathum?
- Forest covers about 72.7% of Fakfokathum (78.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Fakfokathum is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.9% (2.1 km²), −0.5 percentage points since 2017. Fakfokathum ranks 425th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Fakfokathum?
- Fakfokathum is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 108 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.