Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Mai Jogmai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mai Jogmai, at 85.3% of its area. Forest covers 85.3% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 13.2%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
135 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
85.3%
14th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Mai Jogmai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 15.8 | 13.2 | −2.6 | 17.9 |
| Forest land | 83.4 | 85.3 | +1.9 | 115.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Mai Jogmai.
How Mai Jogmai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−3.56 km²); Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+2.61 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.85 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Mai Jogmai
- What is the forest cover of Mai Jogmai?
- Forest covers about 85.3% of Mai Jogmai (115 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Mai Jogmai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (1.9 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Mai Jogmai ranks 467th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mai Jogmai?
- Mai Jogmai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 135 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.