Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Temkemaiyum: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Temkemaiyum, at 66.9% of its area. Forest covers 66.9% (about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 32.1%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
173 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
66.9%
169th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Temkemaiyum in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.3 | 0.7 | −0.7 | 1.1 |
| Rangeland | 33.3 | 32.1 | −1.1 | 55.6 |
| Forest land | 65.2 | 66.9 | +1.7 | 115.8 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Temkemaiyum.
How Temkemaiyum changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.7 percentage points (+2.89 km²); Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−1.97 km²); Agriculture land −0.7 percentage points (−1.16 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Temkemaiyum
- What is the forest cover of Temkemaiyum?
- Forest covers about 66.9% of Temkemaiyum (116 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Temkemaiyum is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.6 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Temkemaiyum ranks 619th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Temkemaiyum?
- Temkemaiyum is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 173 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.