Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Pathivara Yangwarak: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Pathivara Yangwarak, at 71.6% of its area. Forest covers 71.6% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 27.6%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
92.5 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
71.6%
107th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Pathivara Yangwarak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 26.4 | 27.6 | +1.2 | 25.5 |
| Forest land | 72.6 | 71.6 | −1.1 | 66.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pathivara Yangwarak.
How Pathivara Yangwarak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.2 percentage points (+1.10 km²); Forest land −1.1 percentage points (−0.98 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.24 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Pathivara Yangwarak
- What is the forest cover of Pathivara Yangwarak?
- Forest covers about 71.6% of Pathivara Yangwarak (66.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Pathivara Yangwarak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Pathivara Yangwarak ranks 717th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pathivara Yangwarak?
- Pathivara Yangwarak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 92.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.