Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Tatopani: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Tatopani, at 63.1% of its area. Forest covers 33.8% (about the same as the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 63.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 2.2% and water 0.3%.
Area
525 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
33.8%
512th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Tatopani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 57.9 | 63.1 | +5.2 | 331.2 |
| Forest land | 37.4 | 33.8 | −3.7 | 177.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 4.1 | 2.2 | −1.8 | 11.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tatopani (summarised at 10 m).
How Tatopani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.2 percentage points (+27.31 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−19.27 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−9.51 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Tatopani
- What is the forest cover of Tatopani?
- Forest covers about 33.8% of Tatopani (177 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Tatopani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.6 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Tatopani ranks 694th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tatopani?
- Tatopani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 525 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.