Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Lekam: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lekam, at 54.4% of its area. Forest covers 54.4% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 43.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.5%.
Area
83.8 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
54.4%
357th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Lekam in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 51.2 | 43.1 | −8.1 | 36.1 |
| Forest land | 46.7 | 54.4 | +7.7 | 45.6 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.5 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +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 Lekam.
How Lekam changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −8.1 percentage points (−6.82 km²); Forest land +7.7 percentage points (+6.46 km²); Agriculture land +0.3 percentage points (+0.22 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Lekam
- What is the forest cover of Lekam?
- Forest covers about 54.4% of Lekam (45.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Lekam is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Lekam ranks 707th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lekam?
- Lekam is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 83.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.