Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Rolpa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rolpa, at 70.2% of its area. Forest covers 70.2% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 27.0%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
270 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
70.2%
128th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Rolpa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 2.2 | +1.4 | 6.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 29.0 | 27.0 | −2.0 | 73.0 |
| Forest land | 69.5 | 70.2 | +0.7 | 189.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rolpa.
How Rolpa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−5.38 km²); Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+3.87 km²); Forest land +0.7 percentage points (+1.78 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Rolpa
- What is the forest cover of Rolpa?
- Forest covers about 70.2% of Rolpa (190 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Rolpa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (6.1 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Rolpa ranks 413th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rolpa?
- Rolpa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 270 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.