Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Mangsebung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mangsebung, at 88.6% of its area. Forest covers 88.6% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 10.7%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
172 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
88.6%
9th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Mangsebung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 15.4 | 10.7 | −4.6 | 18.4 |
| Forest land | 84.1 | 88.6 | +4.5 | 152.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mangsebung.
How Mangsebung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.6 percentage points (−7.98 km²); Forest land +4.5 percentage points (+7.77 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.28 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Mangsebung
- What is the forest cover of Mangsebung?
- Forest covers about 88.6% of Mangsebung (152 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Mangsebung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.8 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Mangsebung ranks 574th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mangsebung?
- Mangsebung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 172 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.