Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Mai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mai, at 83.1% of its area. Forest covers 83.1% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 2.7%, rangeland 11.1%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
263 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
83.1%
19th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Mai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 1.0 | +0.7 | 2.5 |
| Agriculture land | 3.5 | 2.7 | −0.9 | 7.0 |
| Rangeland | 11.9 | 11.1 | −0.8 | 29.2 |
| Forest land | 81.9 | 83.1 | +1.2 | 218.7 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 2.7 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 1.2 | −0.4 | 3.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mai.
How Mai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.2 percentage points (+3.24 km²); Agriculture land −0.9 percentage points (−2.32 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−2.03 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Mai
- What is the forest cover of Mai?
- Forest covers about 83.1% of Mai (219 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Mai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (2.5 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Mai ranks 506th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mai?
- Mai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 263 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.