Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Kummayak: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kummayak, at 52.2% of its area. Forest covers 52.2% (less than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 46.5%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
129 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
52.2%
386th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kummayak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 51.8 | 46.5 | −5.3 | 59.9 |
| Forest land | 46.8 | 52.2 | +5.3 | 67.2 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kummayak.
How Kummayak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.3 percentage points (−6.87 km²); Forest land +5.3 percentage points (+6.86 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.12 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Kummayak
- What is the forest cover of Kummayak?
- Forest covers about 52.2% of Kummayak (67.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Kummayak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kummayak ranks 622nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kummayak?
- Kummayak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 129 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.