Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Thawang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Thawang, at 59.6% of its area. Forest covers 59.6% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 39.9%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
191 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
59.6%
285th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Thawang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 40.6 | 39.9 | −0.7 | 76.3 |
| Forest land | 59.0 | 59.6 | +0.7 | 113.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thawang.
How Thawang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.7 percentage points (−1.38 km²); Forest land +0.7 percentage points (+1.26 km²); Agriculture land +0.1 percentage points (+0.15 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Thawang
- What is the forest cover of Thawang?
- Forest covers about 59.6% of Thawang (114 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Thawang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.5 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Thawang ranks 630th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thawang?
- Thawang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 191 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.