Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Letang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Letang, at 79.6% of its area. Forest covers 79.6% (more than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 4.6%, rangeland 9.0%, built-up land 5.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.6% and water 0.1%.
Area
219 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
79.6%
40th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.0%
+3.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Letang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 | 10.9 |
| Agriculture land | 6.8 | 4.6 | −2.2 | 10.0 |
| Rangeland | 8.4 | 9.0 | +0.7 | 19.7 |
| Forest land | 79.8 | 79.6 | −0.2 | 174.1 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 2.9 | 1.6 | −1.3 | 3.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Letang.
How Letang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.0 percentage points (+6.49 km²); Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−4.74 km²); Barren land −1.3 percentage points (−2.86 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Letang
- What is the forest cover of Letang?
- Forest covers about 79.6% of Letang (174 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Letang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.0% (10.9 km²), +3.0 percentage points since 2017. Letang ranks 324th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Letang?
- Letang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 219 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.