Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Naumule: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Naumule, at 57.8% of its area. Forest covers 57.8% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 41.9%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
228 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
57.8%
310th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Naumule in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 41.9 | 41.9 | +0.1 | 95.7 |
| Forest land | 57.9 | 57.8 | −0.1 | 131.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Naumule.
How Naumule changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.37 km²); Agriculture land −0.1 percentage points (−0.25 km²); Forest land −0.1 percentage points (−0.23 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Naumule
- What is the forest cover of Naumule?
- Forest covers about 57.8% of Naumule (132 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Naumule is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.6 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Naumule ranks 638th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Naumule?
- Naumule is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 228 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.