Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Guthichaur: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Guthichaur, at 59.6% of its area. Forest covers 32.7% (about the same as the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 59.6%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 7.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
427 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
32.7%
520th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Guthichaur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 1.5 |
| Rangeland | 53.4 | 59.6 | +6.2 | 254.2 |
| Forest land | 37.8 | 32.7 | −5.1 | 139.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 8.2 | 7.1 | −1.1 | 30.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Guthichaur (summarised at 11 m).
How Guthichaur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.2 percentage points (+26.29 km²); Forest land −5.1 percentage points (−21.89 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−4.74 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Guthichaur
- What is the forest cover of Guthichaur?
- Forest covers about 32.7% of Guthichaur (140 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Guthichaur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.8 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Guthichaur ranks 664th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Guthichaur?
- Guthichaur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 427 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.