Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Sammarimai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sammarimai, at 81.1% of its area. Forest covers 0.8% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 81.1%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 15.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.8%.
Area
50.8 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
0.8%
744th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.8%
+5.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Sammarimai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.0 | 15.8 | +5.8 | 8.0 |
| Agriculture land | 86.2 | 81.1 | −5.1 | 41.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 1.4 | 0.8 | −0.6 | 0.4 |
| Water | 1.9 | 1.8 | −0.2 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sammarimai.
How Sammarimai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.8 percentage points (+2.94 km²); Agriculture land −5.1 percentage points (−2.59 km²); Forest land −0.6 percentage points (−0.31 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Sammarimai
- What is the forest cover of Sammarimai?
- Forest covers about 0.8% of Sammarimai (0.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Sammarimai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.8% (8.0 km²), +5.8 percentage points since 2017. Sammarimai ranks 102nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sammarimai?
- Sammarimai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 50.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.