Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Sundarbazar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sundarbazar, at 58.5% of its area. Forest covers 58.5% (about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 6.0%, rangeland 27.6%, built-up land 6.6%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
72.1 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
58.5%
301st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.6%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Sundarbazar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.0 | 6.6 | +2.6 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 12.0 | 6.0 | −5.9 | 4.3 |
| Rangeland | 24.8 | 27.6 | +2.8 | 19.9 |
| Forest land | 57.1 | 58.5 | +1.3 | 42.2 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 1.9 | 1.0 | −0.8 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sundarbazar.
How Sundarbazar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.9 percentage points (−4.27 km²); Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+2.01 km²); Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+1.90 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Sundarbazar
- What is the forest cover of Sundarbazar?
- Forest covers about 58.5% of Sundarbazar (42.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Sundarbazar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.6% (4.8 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Sundarbazar ranks 295th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sundarbazar?
- Sundarbazar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 72.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.