Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Simkot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Simkot, at 58.8% of its area. Forest covers 4.1% (less than the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 58.8%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 36.8% and water 0.3%.
Area
785 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
4.1%
671st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Simkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 48.9 | 58.8 | +9.9 | 461.5 |
| Forest land | 4.6 | 4.1 | −0.4 | 32.4 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 46.2 | 36.8 | −9.4 | 288.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Simkot (summarised at 15 m).
How Simkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +9.9 percentage points (+77.43 km²); Barren land −9.4 percentage points (−73.82 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−3.38 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Simkot
- What is the forest cover of Simkot?
- Forest covers about 4.1% of Simkot (32.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Simkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.5 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Simkot ranks 712th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Simkot?
- Simkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 785 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.