Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Inaruwa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Inaruwa, at 72.6% of its area. Forest covers 1.5% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 72.6%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 25.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
77.7 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
1.5%
718th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
25.5%
+3.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Inaruwa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 22.5 | 25.5 | +3.0 | 19.8 |
| Agriculture land | 74.0 | 72.6 | −1.4 | 56.4 |
| Rangeland | 1.3 | 0.0 | −1.3 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.8 | 1.5 | −0.3 | 1.1 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 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 Inaruwa.
How Inaruwa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.0 percentage points (+2.34 km²); Agriculture land −1.4 percentage points (−1.07 km²); Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−0.99 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Inaruwa
- What is the forest cover of Inaruwa?
- Forest covers about 1.5% of Inaruwa (1.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Inaruwa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 25.5% (19.8 km²), +3.0 percentage points since 2017. Inaruwa ranks 43rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Inaruwa?
- Inaruwa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 77.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.