Local unit · Khotang district · Koshi Province
Rawa Besi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rawa Besi, at 61.2% of its area. Forest covers 61.2% (about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 37.1%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.0%.
Area
97.3 km²
Local unit, Khotang district
Forest (2025)
61.2%
265th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Rawa Besi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.2 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 27.1 | 37.1 | +10.0 | 36.1 |
| Forest land | 71.1 | 61.2 | −9.9 | 59.5 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rawa Besi.
How Rawa Besi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +10.0 percentage points (+9.72 km²); Forest land −9.9 percentage points (−9.65 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.41 km²).
Other local units in Khotang district
Questions about Rawa Besi
- What is the forest cover of Rawa Besi?
- Forest covers about 61.2% of Rawa Besi (59.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%.
- How much of Rawa Besi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Rawa Besi ranks 568th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rawa Besi?
- Rawa Besi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Khotang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 97.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.