Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Junichande: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Junichande, at 54.6% of its area. Forest covers 44.0% (about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 54.6%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
346 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
44.0%
452nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Junichande in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 1.1 | +0.8 | 3.6 |
| Rangeland | 50.6 | 54.6 | +4.0 | 188.9 |
| Forest land | 48.6 | 44.0 | −4.6 | 152.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Junichande.
How Junichande changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.6 percentage points (−15.84 km²); Rangeland +4.0 percentage points (+14.01 km²); Agriculture land +0.8 percentage points (+2.66 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Junichande
- What is the forest cover of Junichande?
- Forest covers about 44.0% of Junichande (152 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Junichande is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.7 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Junichande ranks 656th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Junichande?
- Junichande is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 346 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.