Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Kanaka Sundari: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Kanaka Sundari, at 49.7% of its area. Forest covers 49.0% (more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 49.7%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
225 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
49.0%
420th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Kanaka Sundari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 46.7 | 49.7 | +3.0 | 111.9 |
| Forest land | 52.1 | 49.0 | −3.1 | 110.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kanaka Sundari.
How Kanaka Sundari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.1 percentage points (−6.91 km²); Rangeland +3.0 percentage points (+6.69 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.61 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Kanaka Sundari
- What is the forest cover of Kanaka Sundari?
- Forest covers about 49.0% of Kanaka Sundari (110 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Kanaka Sundari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.8 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Kanaka Sundari ranks 604th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kanaka Sundari?
- Kanaka Sundari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 225 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.