Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Sunapati: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sunapati, at 64.2% of its area. Forest covers 25.9% (less than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 64.2%, built-up land 9.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
85.0 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
25.9%
544th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.5%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunapati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.4 | 9.5 | +0.1 | 8.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 52.8 | 64.2 | +11.3 | 54.5 |
| Forest land | 37.0 | 25.9 | −11.1 | 22.0 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sunapati.
How Sunapati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +11.3 percentage points (+9.62 km²); Forest land −11.1 percentage points (−9.44 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.41 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Sunapati
- What is the forest cover of Sunapati?
- Forest covers about 25.9% of Sunapati (22.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Sunapati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.5% (8.0 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Sunapati ranks 252nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunapati?
- Sunapati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 85.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.