Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Sanibheri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sanibheri, at 52.3% of its area. Forest covers 52.3% (about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 44.3%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 1.3%.
Area
134 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
52.3%
384th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Sanibheri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 43.5 | 44.3 | +0.7 | 59.2 |
| Forest land | 53.3 | 52.3 | −1.1 | 69.9 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 1.4 | −0.2 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sanibheri.
How Sanibheri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.1 percentage points (−1.43 km²); Rangeland +0.7 percentage points (+0.98 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.86 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Sanibheri
- What is the forest cover of Sanibheri?
- Forest covers about 52.3% of Sanibheri (69.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Sanibheri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.0 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Sanibheri ranks 532nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sanibheri?
- Sanibheri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 134 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.