Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Melung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Melung, at 57.3% of its area. Forest covers 57.3% (more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 33.2%, built-up land 4.4%, bare land, rock and snow 3.8% and water 0.7%.
Area
86.5 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
57.3%
321st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.4%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Melung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.4 | 4.4 | +0.9 | 3.8 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.7 | −0.4 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 26.6 | 33.2 | +6.5 | 28.7 |
| Forest land | 55.7 | 57.3 | +1.6 | 49.5 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 12.5 | 3.8 | −8.7 | 3.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Melung.
How Melung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −8.7 percentage points (−7.49 km²); Rangeland +6.5 percentage points (+5.67 km²); Forest land +1.6 percentage points (+1.35 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Melung
- What is the forest cover of Melung?
- Forest covers about 57.3% of Melung (49.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Melung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.4% (3.8 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Melung ranks 339th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Melung?
- Melung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 86.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.