Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Hima: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Hima, at 50.7% of its area. Forest covers 50.7% (more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 48.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
50.7%
397th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Hima in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.1 | −0.7 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 48.3 | 48.6 | +0.3 | 64.3 |
| Forest land | 50.5 | 50.7 | +0.2 | 67.0 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 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 Hima.
How Hima changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −0.7 percentage points (−0.95 km²); Rangeland +0.3 percentage points (+0.42 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+0.29 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Hima
- What is the forest cover of Hima?
- Forest covers about 50.7% of Hima (67.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Hima is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Hima ranks 734th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Hima?
- Hima is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.