Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Kotahimai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kotahimai, at 79.0% of its area. Forest covers 1.5% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 79.0%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 16.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 2.4%.
Area
58.3 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
1.5%
717th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.8%
+6.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Kotahimai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.3 | 16.8 | +6.5 | 9.8 |
| Agriculture land | 85.1 | 79.0 | −6.0 | 46.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 2.1 | 1.5 | −0.7 | 0.9 |
| Water | 2.2 | 2.4 | +0.2 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kotahimai.
How Kotahimai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.5 percentage points (+3.78 km²); Agriculture land −6.0 percentage points (−3.52 km²); Forest land −0.7 percentage points (−0.38 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Kotahimai
- What is the forest cover of Kotahimai?
- Forest covers about 1.5% of Kotahimai (0.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Kotahimai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.8% (9.8 km²), +6.5 percentage points since 2017. Kotahimai ranks 87th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kotahimai?
- Kotahimai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 58.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.