Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Manebhanjyang: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Manebhanjyang, at 53.0% of its area. Forest covers 44.8% (less than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 53.0%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.3%.
Area
146 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
44.8%
444th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Manebhanjyang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 61.9 | 53.0 | −8.9 | 77.5 |
| Forest land | 36.3 | 44.8 | +8.5 | 65.5 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.3 | +0.2 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Manebhanjyang.
How Manebhanjyang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −8.9 percentage points (−13.00 km²); Forest land +8.5 percentage points (+12.44 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.40 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Manebhanjyang
- What is the forest cover of Manebhanjyang?
- Forest covers about 44.8% of Manebhanjyang (65.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Manebhanjyang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Manebhanjyang ranks 625th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Manebhanjyang?
- Manebhanjyang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 146 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.