Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Lungri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lungri, at 63.1% of its area. Forest covers 63.1% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 33.9%, built-up land 2.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
135 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
63.1%
236th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.8%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Lungri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 2.8 | +2.2 | 3.8 |
| Agriculture land | 1.3 | 0.2 | −1.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 33.4 | 33.9 | +0.5 | 45.8 |
| Forest land | 64.6 | 63.1 | −1.6 | 85.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Lungri.
How Lungri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.2 percentage points (+2.91 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−2.12 km²); Agriculture land −1.1 percentage points (−1.47 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Lungri
- What is the forest cover of Lungri?
- Forest covers about 63.1% of Lungri (85.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Lungri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.8% (3.8 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Lungri ranks 392nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lungri?
- Lungri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 135 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.