Local unit · Taplejung district · Koshi Province
Sirijanga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sirijanga, at 50.6% of its area. Forest covers 50.6% (more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 29.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 20.3% and water 0.1%.
Area
479 km²
Local unit, Taplejung district
Forest (2025)
50.6%
399th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sirijanga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 26.6 | 29.0 | +2.5 | 139.2 |
| Forest land | 51.5 | 50.6 | −0.9 | 242.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 21.8 | 20.3 | −1.5 | 97.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sirijanga (summarised at 13 m).
How Sirijanga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+11.79 km²); Barren land −1.5 percentage points (−7.24 km²); Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−4.46 km²).
Other local units in Taplejung district
Questions about Sirijanga
- What is the forest cover of Sirijanga?
- Forest covers about 50.6% of Sirijanga (242 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Taplejung district average of 41.0%.
- How much of Sirijanga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Sirijanga ranks 737th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sirijanga?
- Sirijanga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Taplejung district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 479 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.