Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Isma: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Isma, at 62.0% of its area. Forest covers 62.0% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 1.8%, rangeland 35.0%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
81.9 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
62.0%
251st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Isma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 3.6 | 1.8 | −1.8 | 1.5 |
| Rangeland | 31.4 | 35.0 | +3.6 | 28.6 |
| Forest land | 63.8 | 62.0 | −1.8 | 50.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Isma.
How Isma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.6 percentage points (+2.97 km²); Agriculture land −1.8 percentage points (−1.45 km²); Forest land −1.8 percentage points (−1.44 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Isma
- What is the forest cover of Isma?
- Forest covers about 62.0% of Isma (50.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Isma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Isma ranks 549th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Isma?
- Isma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 81.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.