Local unit · Rukum East district · Lumbini Province
Sisne: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sisne, at 53.6% of its area. Forest covers 39.3% (about the same as the Rukum East district average of 34.9%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 53.6%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 5.2% and water 0.4%.
Area
327 km²
Local unit, Rukum East district
Forest (2025)
39.3%
491st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Sisne in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 1.2 | +0.7 | 3.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.4 | −0.5 | 1.1 |
| Rangeland | 49.2 | 53.6 | +4.4 | 175.3 |
| Forest land | 42.6 | 39.3 | −3.4 | 128.5 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 6.5 | 5.2 | −1.3 | 17.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sisne.
How Sisne changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.4 percentage points (+14.36 km²); Forest land −3.4 percentage points (−10.99 km²); Barren land −1.3 percentage points (−4.19 km²).
Other local units in Rukum East district
Questions about Sisne
- What is the forest cover of Sisne?
- Forest covers about 39.3% of Sisne (128 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rukum East district average of 34.9%.
- How much of Sisne is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (3.9 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Sisne ranks 490th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sisne?
- Sisne is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum East district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 327 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.