Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Maiwakhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Maiwakhola, at 79.3% of its area. Forest covers 79.3% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 20.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
137 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
79.3%
44th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Maiwakhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 20.1 | 20.3 | +0.2 | 27.9 |
| Forest land | 78.9 | 79.3 | +0.4 | 109.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Maiwakhola.
How Maiwakhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.51 km²); Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.49 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.45 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Maiwakhola
- What is the forest cover of Maiwakhola?
- Forest covers about 79.3% of Maiwakhola (109 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Maiwakhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Maiwakhola ranks 666th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Maiwakhola?
- Maiwakhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 137 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.