Local unit · Solukhumbu district · Koshi Province
Mapya Dudhkoshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mapya Dudhkoshi, at 72.7% of its area. Forest covers 72.7% (more than the Solukhumbu district average of 29.7%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 26.6%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
167 km²
Local unit, Solukhumbu district
Forest (2025)
72.7%
97th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Mapya Dudhkoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 31.6 | 26.6 | −5.0 | 44.5 |
| Forest land | 67.4 | 72.7 | +5.3 | 121.6 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mapya Dudhkoshi.
How Mapya Dudhkoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +5.3 percentage points (+8.87 km²); Rangeland −5.0 percentage points (−8.37 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−0.70 km²).
Other local units in Solukhumbu district
Questions about Mapya Dudhkoshi
- What is the forest cover of Mapya Dudhkoshi?
- Forest covers about 72.7% of Mapya Dudhkoshi (122 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Solukhumbu district average of 29.7%.
- How much of Mapya Dudhkoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Mapya Dudhkoshi ranks 697th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mapya Dudhkoshi?
- Mapya Dudhkoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Solukhumbu district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 167 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.