Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Illam: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Illam, at 77.0% of its area. Forest covers 77.0% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 15.7%, built-up land 6.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
173 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
77.0%
61st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.9%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Illam in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.8 | 6.9 | +2.1 | 11.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.8 | 15.7 | −2.1 | 27.1 |
| Forest land | 77.1 | 77.0 | −0.0 | 133.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Illam.
How Illam changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.1 percentage points (−3.59 km²); Urban land +2.1 percentage points (+3.54 km²); Barren land +0.1 percentage points (+0.17 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Illam
- What is the forest cover of Illam?
- Forest covers about 77.0% of Illam (133 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Illam is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.9% (11.8 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Illam ranks 289th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Illam?
- Illam is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 173 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.