Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Sidingba: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sidingba, at 68.7% of its area. Forest covers 68.7% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 31.1%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
205 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
68.7%
145th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sidingba in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 27.0 | 31.1 | +4.1 | 63.8 |
| Forest land | 72.8 | 68.7 | −4.2 | 141.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sidingba.
How Sidingba changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.2 percentage points (−8.52 km²); Rangeland +4.1 percentage points (+8.40 km²); Water +0.1 percentage points (+0.29 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Sidingba
- What is the forest cover of Sidingba?
- Forest covers about 68.7% of Sidingba (141 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Sidingba is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Sidingba ranks 746th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sidingba?
- Sidingba is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 205 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.