Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Koshi Tappu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Koshi Tappu, at 33.0% of its area. Forest covers 15.2% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 33.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 28.3% and water 22.6%.
Area
66.9 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
15.2%
578th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Koshi Tappu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.9 | +0.9 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 29.3 | 33.0 | +3.7 | 22.1 |
| Forest land | 18.0 | 15.2 | −2.8 | 10.2 |
| Water | 28.8 | 22.6 | −6.1 | 15.1 |
| Barren land | 23.9 | 28.3 | +4.3 | 18.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Koshi Tappu.
How Koshi Tappu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Water −6.1 percentage points (−4.09 km²); Barren land +4.3 percentage points (+2.90 km²); Rangeland +3.7 percentage points (+2.48 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Koshi Tappu
- What is the forest cover of Koshi Tappu?
- Forest covers about 15.2% of Koshi Tappu (10.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Koshi Tappu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Koshi Tappu ranks 766th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Koshi Tappu?
- Koshi Tappu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 66.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.