Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Molung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Molung, at 61.6% of its area. Forest covers 61.6% (more than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 36.6%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
112 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
61.6%
256th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Molung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 35.1 | 36.6 | +1.5 | 41.1 |
| Forest land | 63.1 | 61.6 | −1.5 | 69.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.1 | −0.6 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Molung.
How Molung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+1.71 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−1.65 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−0.72 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Molung
- What is the forest cover of Molung?
- Forest covers about 61.6% of Molung (69.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Molung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.9 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Molung ranks 517th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Molung?
- Molung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 112 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.