Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Sunwarshi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sunwarshi, at 83.2% of its area. Forest covers 1.0% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 83.2%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 14.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
106 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
1.0%
736th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.7%
+4.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunwarshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.3 | 14.7 | +4.4 | 15.6 |
| Agriculture land | 86.1 | 83.2 | −2.9 | 88.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.6 | 0.1 | −0.5 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 1.3 | 1.0 | −0.3 | 1.1 |
| Water | 1.5 | 0.9 | −0.5 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sunwarshi.
How Sunwarshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.4 percentage points (+4.68 km²); Agriculture land −2.9 percentage points (−3.07 km²); Water −0.5 percentage points (−0.56 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Sunwarshi
- What is the forest cover of Sunwarshi?
- Forest covers about 1.0% of Sunwarshi (1.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Sunwarshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.7% (15.6 km²), +4.4 percentage points since 2017. Sunwarshi ranks 114th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunwarshi?
- Sunwarshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 106 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.