Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Temal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Temal, at 66.4% of its area. Forest covers 28.0% (less than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 66.4%, built-up land 3.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.5%.
Area
88.8 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
28.0%
538th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Temal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.2 | 3.5 | +0.3 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 61.3 | 66.4 | +5.2 | 59.0 |
| Forest land | 33.6 | 28.0 | −5.6 | 24.9 |
| Water | 1.5 | 1.5 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Temal.
How Temal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.6 percentage points (−4.99 km²); Rangeland +5.2 percentage points (+4.58 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.24 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Temal
- What is the forest cover of Temal?
- Forest covers about 28.0% of Temal (24.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Temal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.5% (3.1 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Temal ranks 367th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Temal?
- Temal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 88.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.