Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Sonama: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sonama, at 73.1% of its area. Forest covers 12.9% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 73.1%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 13.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
57.7 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
12.9%
587th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.0%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sonama in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.1 | 13.0 | +2.0 | 7.5 |
| Agriculture land | 71.3 | 73.1 | +1.9 | 42.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 15.5 | 12.9 | −2.6 | 7.4 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 0.0 | −1.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sonama.
How Sonama changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−1.49 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+1.13 km²); Agriculture land +1.9 percentage points (+1.07 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Sonama
- What is the forest cover of Sonama?
- Forest covers about 12.9% of Sonama (7.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Sonama is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.0% (7.5 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Sonama ranks 157th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sonama?
- Sonama is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 57.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.