Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Hilihan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Hilihan, at 64.6% of its area. Forest covers 64.6% (about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 33.7%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.4%.
Area
123 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
64.6%
215th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Hilihan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 32.2 | 33.7 | +1.5 | 41.3 |
| Forest land | 66.1 | 64.6 | −1.5 | 79.2 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.4 | +0.2 | 1.8 |
| 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 Hilihan.
How Hilihan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−1.86 km²); Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+1.83 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.34 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Hilihan
- What is the forest cover of Hilihan?
- Forest covers about 64.6% of Hilihan (79.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Hilihan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Hilihan ranks 672nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Hilihan?
- Hilihan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 123 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.