Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Ratuwamai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ratuwamai, at 82.7% of its area. Forest covers 1.7% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 82.7%, rangeland 0.8%, built-up land 12.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 2.1%.
Area
142 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
1.7%
711th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.2%
+6.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Ratuwamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.2 | 12.2 | +6.0 | 17.3 |
| Agriculture land | 82.9 | 82.7 | −0.2 | 117.2 |
| Rangeland | 3.8 | 0.8 | −3.1 | 1.1 |
| Forest land | 2.4 | 1.7 | −0.6 | 2.4 |
| Water | 2.7 | 2.1 | −0.6 | 3.0 |
| Barren land | 2.0 | 0.5 | −1.5 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ratuwamai.
How Ratuwamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.0 percentage points (+8.45 km²); Rangeland −3.1 percentage points (−4.35 km²); Barren land −1.5 percentage points (−2.10 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Ratuwamai
- What is the forest cover of Ratuwamai?
- Forest covers about 1.7% of Ratuwamai (2.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Ratuwamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.2% (17.3 km²), +6.0 percentage points since 2017. Ratuwamai ranks 179th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ratuwamai?
- Ratuwamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 142 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.