Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Kanepokhari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kanepokhari, at 60.7% of its area. Forest covers 23.4% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 60.7%, rangeland 0.4%, built-up land 14.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.7%.
Area
82.1 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
23.4%
556th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.2%
+5.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Kanepokhari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.0 | 14.2 | +5.2 | 11.6 |
| Agriculture land | 64.5 | 60.7 | −3.8 | 49.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 24.2 | 23.4 | −0.8 | 19.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 1.3 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kanepokhari.
How Kanepokhari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.2 percentage points (+4.29 km²); Agriculture land −3.8 percentage points (−3.10 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.70 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Kanepokhari
- What is the forest cover of Kanepokhari?
- Forest covers about 23.4% of Kanepokhari (19.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Kanepokhari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.2% (11.6 km²), +5.2 percentage points since 2017. Kanepokhari ranks 131st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kanepokhari?
- Kanepokhari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 82.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.