Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Resunga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Resunga, at 76.2% of its area. Forest covers 76.2% (more than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 17.5%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 3.8% and water 0.2%.
Area
83.8 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
76.2%
69th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Resunga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 2.3 | +0.5 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 19.6 | 17.5 | −2.2 | 14.6 |
| Forest land | 73.3 | 76.2 | +2.9 | 63.9 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 4.7 | 3.8 | −1.0 | 3.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Resunga.
How Resunga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.9 percentage points (+2.43 km²); Rangeland −2.2 percentage points (−1.83 km²); Barren land −1.0 percentage points (−0.80 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Resunga
- What is the forest cover of Resunga?
- Forest covers about 76.2% of Resunga (63.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Resunga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (1.9 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Resunga ranks 409th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Resunga?
- Resunga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 83.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.