Local unit · Terhathum district · Koshi Province
Phedap: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phedap, at 66.6% of its area. Forest covers 66.6% (about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 32.1%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
111 km²
Local unit, Terhathum district
Forest (2025)
66.6%
176th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Phedap in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 0.1 | −1.6 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 31.1 | 32.1 | +1.0 | 35.5 |
| Forest land | 64.7 | 66.6 | +1.9 | 73.6 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 0.3 | −1.4 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phedap.
How Phedap changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+2.13 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−1.77 km²); Barren land −1.4 percentage points (−1.50 km²).
Other local units in Terhathum district
Questions about Phedap
- What is the forest cover of Phedap?
- Forest covers about 66.6% of Phedap (73.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%.
- How much of Phedap is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (0.7 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Phedap ranks 545th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phedap?
- Phedap is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Terhathum district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 111 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.