Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Mechinagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mechinagar, at 38.2% of its area. Forest covers 27.6% (more than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 38.2%, rangeland 4.5%, built-up land 28.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
192 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
27.6%
539th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
28.1%
+12.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Mechinagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 15.4 | 28.1 | +12.7 | 53.8 |
| Agriculture land | 43.7 | 38.2 | −5.5 | 73.3 |
| Rangeland | 5.9 | 4.5 | −1.4 | 8.6 |
| Forest land | 31.4 | 27.6 | −3.8 | 53.0 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 3.1 | 1.1 | −2.0 | 2.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mechinagar.
How Mechinagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +12.7 percentage points (+24.29 km²); Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−10.59 km²); Forest land −3.8 percentage points (−7.31 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Mechinagar
- What is the forest cover of Mechinagar?
- Forest covers about 27.6% of Mechinagar (53.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Mechinagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 28.1% (53.8 km²), +12.7 percentage points since 2017. Mechinagar ranks 37th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mechinagar?
- Mechinagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 192 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.