Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Tamakoshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tamakoshi, at 57.5% of its area. Forest covers 57.5% (more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 33.2%, built-up land 3.3%, bare land, rock and snow 4.4% and water 1.1%.
Area
82.1 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
57.5%
315th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.3%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Tamakoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.8 | 3.3 | +0.6 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.4 | −0.7 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 24.6 | 33.2 | +8.7 | 27.3 |
| Forest land | 56.5 | 57.5 | +1.0 | 47.2 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.1 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 13.9 | 4.4 | −9.5 | 3.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tamakoshi.
How Tamakoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −9.5 percentage points (−7.80 km²); Rangeland +8.7 percentage points (+7.10 km²); Forest land +1.0 percentage points (+0.80 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Tamakoshi
- What is the forest cover of Tamakoshi?
- Forest covers about 57.5% of Tamakoshi (47.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Tamakoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.3% (2.7 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Tamakoshi ranks 374th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tamakoshi?
- Tamakoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 82.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.