Local unit · Nawalparasi West district · Lumbini Province
Sunawal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sunawal, at 63.1% of its area. Forest covers 63.1% (more than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%), farmland 22.6%, rangeland 2.5%, built-up land 11.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
174 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi West district
Forest (2025)
63.1%
234th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.5%
+4.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunawal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.3 | 11.5 | +4.3 | 20.0 |
| Agriculture land | 26.1 | 22.6 | −3.5 | 39.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.8 | 2.5 | +0.7 | 4.4 |
| Forest land | 64.1 | 63.1 | −1.0 | 109.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sunawal.
How Sunawal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.3 percentage points (+7.38 km²); Agriculture land −3.5 percentage points (−6.13 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−1.70 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi West district
Questions about Sunawal
- What is the forest cover of Sunawal?
- Forest covers about 63.1% of Sunawal (110 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%.
- How much of Sunawal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.5% (20.0 km²), +4.3 percentage points since 2017. Sunawal ranks 201st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunawal?
- Sunawal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi West district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 174 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.