Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Falelung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Falelung, at 76.9% of its area. Forest covers 76.9% (about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 23.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
206 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
76.9%
64th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Falelung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 21.7 | 23.0 | +1.2 | 47.4 |
| Forest land | 77.8 | 76.9 | −1.0 | 158.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Falelung.
How Falelung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.2 percentage points (+2.56 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−2.00 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−0.74 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Falelung
- What is the forest cover of Falelung?
- Forest covers about 76.9% of Falelung (159 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Falelung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Falelung ranks 733rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Falelung?
- Falelung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 206 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.