Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Limchunbung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Limchunbung, at 55.9% of its area. Forest covers 55.9% (less than the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 42.6%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.0%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
55.9%
345th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Limchunbung 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 48.8 | 42.6 | −6.2 | 45.5 |
| Forest land | 49.7 | 55.9 | +6.3 | 59.6 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Limchunbung.
How Limchunbung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.3 percentage points (+6.68 km²); Rangeland −6.2 percentage points (−6.61 km²); Water −0.1 percentage points (−0.12 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Limchunbung
- What is the forest cover of Limchunbung?
- Forest covers about 55.9% of Limchunbung (59.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Limchunbung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Limchunbung ranks 684th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Limchunbung?
- Limchunbung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.