Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Kerabari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kerabari, at 78.8% of its area. Forest covers 78.8% (more than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 4.8%, rangeland 8.3%, built-up land 6.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
219 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
78.8%
47th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.5%
+4.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Kerabari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 6.5 | +4.4 | 14.3 |
| Agriculture land | 8.4 | 4.8 | −3.5 | 10.6 |
| Rangeland | 9.3 | 8.3 | −1.0 | 18.2 |
| Forest land | 77.5 | 78.8 | +1.3 | 172.9 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 1.3 | −1.1 | 2.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kerabari.
How Kerabari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.4 percentage points (+9.61 km²); Agriculture land −3.5 percentage points (−7.76 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+2.87 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Kerabari
- What is the forest cover of Kerabari?
- Forest covers about 78.8% of Kerabari (173 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Kerabari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.5% (14.3 km²), +4.4 percentage points since 2017. Kerabari ranks 296th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kerabari?
- Kerabari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 219 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.