Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Phungling: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phungling, at 82.2% of its area. Forest covers 82.2% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 12.9%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 2.9% and water 0.8%.
Area
125 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
82.2%
22nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Phungling in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 10.4 | 12.9 | +2.5 | 16.2 |
| Forest land | 83.2 | 82.2 | −1.0 | 102.9 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 4.7 | 2.9 | −1.8 | 3.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phungling.
How Phungling changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+3.14 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−2.28 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−1.25 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Phungling
- What is the forest cover of Phungling?
- Forest covers about 82.2% of Phungling (103 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Phungling is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (1.6 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Phungling ranks 482nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phungling?
- Phungling is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 125 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.