Local unit · Solukhumbu district · Koshi Province
Khumbu Pasanglhamu: land cover and map
Barren land is the largest land cover in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, at 61.6% of its area. Forest covers 6.2% (less than the Solukhumbu district average of 29.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 31.5%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 61.6% and water 0.7%.
Land cover of Khumbu Pasanglhamu in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 25.2 | 31.5 | +6.2 | 483.6 |
| Forest land | 5.7 | 6.2 | +0.5 | 95.3 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 10.9 |
| Barren land | 68.0 | 61.6 | −6.4 | 946.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khumbu Pasanglhamu (summarised at 17 m).
How Khumbu Pasanglhamu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −6.4 percentage points (−98.96 km²); Rangeland +6.2 percentage points (+95.74 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+8.14 km²).
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Questions about Khumbu Pasanglhamu
- What is the forest cover of Khumbu Pasanglhamu?
- Forest covers about 6.2% of Khumbu Pasanglhamu (95.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Solukhumbu district average of 29.7%.
- How much of Khumbu Pasanglhamu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.6 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Khumbu Pasanglhamu ranks 726th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khumbu Pasanglhamu?
- Khumbu Pasanglhamu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Solukhumbu district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 1,537 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.