Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Siddha Kumakh: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Siddha Kumakh, at 57.4% of its area. Forest covers 57.4% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 38.5%, built-up land 3.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
89.3 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
57.4%
316th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.0%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Siddha Kumakh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 5.2 | 1.1 | −4.1 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 37.8 | 38.5 | +0.8 | 34.4 |
| Forest land | 55.1 | 57.4 | +2.3 | 51.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Siddha Kumakh.
How Siddha Kumakh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−3.62 km²); Forest land +2.3 percentage points (+2.03 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+0.91 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Siddha Kumakh
- What is the forest cover of Siddha Kumakh?
- Forest covers about 57.4% of Siddha Kumakh (51.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Siddha Kumakh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.0% (2.7 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Siddha Kumakh ranks 384th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siddha Kumakh?
- Siddha Kumakh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 89.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.