Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Rong: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rong, at 89.9% of its area. Forest covers 89.9% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 8.7%, built-up land 0.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
155 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
89.9%
5th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.9%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Rong in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.9 | +0.6 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 7.5 | 8.7 | +1.3 | 13.5 |
| Forest land | 91.0 | 89.9 | −1.1 | 139.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.3 | −0.7 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rong.
How Rong changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.3 percentage points (+1.98 km²); Forest land −1.1 percentage points (−1.65 km²); Barren land −0.7 percentage points (−1.05 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Rong
- What is the forest cover of Rong?
- Forest covers about 89.9% of Rong (139 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Rong is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.9% (1.5 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Rong ranks 510th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rong?
- Rong is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 155 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.