Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Simta: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Simta, at 50.7% of its area. Forest covers 44.6% (less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 2.2%, rangeland 50.7%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.8%.
Area
241 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
44.6%
446th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Simta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 1.4 | +0.6 | 3.3 |
| Agriculture land | 4.1 | 2.2 | −1.9 | 5.4 |
| Rangeland | 48.9 | 50.7 | +1.8 | 122.4 |
| Forest land | 45.1 | 44.6 | −0.4 | 107.7 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 2.0 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Simta.
How Simta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−4.61 km²); Rangeland +1.8 percentage points (+4.32 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+1.50 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Simta
- What is the forest cover of Simta?
- Forest covers about 44.6% of Simta (108 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Simta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (3.3 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Simta ranks 469th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Simta?
- Simta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 241 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.