Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Kumakh: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kumakh, at 69.7% of its area. Forest covers 69.7% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 2.3%, rangeland 26.2%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.3%.
Area
177 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
69.7%
133rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Kumakh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.4 | +1.0 | 2.4 |
| Agriculture land | 3.3 | 2.3 | −1.1 | 4.0 |
| Rangeland | 25.5 | 26.2 | +0.6 | 46.4 |
| Forest land | 70.1 | 69.7 | −0.5 | 123.5 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kumakh.
How Kumakh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.1 percentage points (−1.88 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.72 km²); Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+1.10 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Kumakh
- What is the forest cover of Kumakh?
- Forest covers about 69.7% of Kumakh (123 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Kumakh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (2.4 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Kumakh ranks 470th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kumakh?
- Kumakh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 177 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.