Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Rangeli: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rangeli, at 86.2% of its area. Forest covers 1.3% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 86.2%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 11.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
112 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
1.3%
728th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.8%
+3.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Rangeli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.8 | 11.8 | +3.0 | 13.2 |
| Agriculture land | 86.3 | 86.2 | −0.1 | 96.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.8 | 1.3 | −1.5 | 1.4 |
| Water | 1.4 | 0.7 | −0.7 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rangeli.
How Rangeli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.0 percentage points (+3.33 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−1.63 km²); Water −0.7 percentage points (−0.75 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Rangeli
- What is the forest cover of Rangeli?
- Forest covers about 1.3% of Rangeli (1.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Rangeli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.8% (13.2 km²), +3.0 percentage points since 2017. Rangeli ranks 190th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rangeli?
- Rangeli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang 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.