Local unit · Mugu district · Karnali Province
Soru: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Soru, at 56.1% of its area. Forest covers 43.0% (more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 56.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
366 km²
Local unit, Mugu district
Forest (2025)
43.0%
457th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Soru in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 50.5 | 56.1 | +5.6 | 205.1 |
| Forest land | 48.7 | 43.0 | −5.7 | 157.3 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Soru.
How Soru changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.7 percentage points (−20.72 km²); Rangeland +5.6 percentage points (+20.54 km²); Agriculture land +0.1 percentage points (+0.40 km²).
Other local units in Mugu district
Questions about Soru
- What is the forest cover of Soru?
- Forest covers about 43.0% of Soru (157 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%.
- How much of Soru is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Soru ranks 700th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Soru?
- Soru is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mugu district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 366 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.