Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Miklajung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Miklajung, at 81.3% of its area. Forest covers 81.3% (more than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 17.1%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
166 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
81.3%
28th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Miklajung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.3 | 1.4 | +0.1 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.7 | 17.1 | −0.6 | 28.4 |
| Forest land | 81.0 | 81.3 | +0.3 | 135.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Miklajung.
How Miklajung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.6 percentage points (−1.03 km²); Forest land +0.3 percentage points (+0.53 km²); Water +0.2 percentage points (+0.27 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Miklajung
- What is the forest cover of Miklajung?
- Forest covers about 81.3% of Miklajung (135 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Miklajung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (2.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Miklajung ranks 468th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Miklajung?
- Miklajung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 166 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.