Local unit · Terhathum district · Koshi Province
Laligurans: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Laligurans, at 69.3% of its area. Forest covers 69.3% (about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 29.0%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.0%.
Area
90.0 km²
Local unit, Terhathum district
Forest (2025)
69.3%
138th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Laligurans in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 27.4 | 29.0 | +1.6 | 26.1 |
| Forest land | 67.8 | 69.3 | +1.5 | 62.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 3.9 | 0.8 | −3.2 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Laligurans.
How Laligurans changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −3.2 percentage points (−2.84 km²); Rangeland +1.6 percentage points (+1.44 km²); Forest land +1.5 percentage points (+1.37 km²).
Other local units in Terhathum district
Questions about Laligurans
- What is the forest cover of Laligurans?
- Forest covers about 69.3% of Laligurans (62.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%.
- How much of Laligurans is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.7 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Laligurans ranks 527th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Laligurans?
- Laligurans is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Terhathum district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 90.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.