Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Thulibheri: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Thulibheri, at 73.4% of its area. Forest covers 12.8% (more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 73.4%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 13.3% and water 0.1%.
Area
458 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
12.8%
588th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Thulibheri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 69.1 | 73.4 | +4.3 | 336.2 |
| Forest land | 19.0 | 12.8 | −6.2 | 58.8 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 11.6 | 13.3 | +1.7 | 61.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thulibheri.
How Thulibheri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.2 percentage points (−28.36 km²); Rangeland +4.3 percentage points (+19.70 km²); Barren land +1.7 percentage points (+7.74 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Thulibheri
- What is the forest cover of Thulibheri?
- Forest covers about 12.8% of Thulibheri (58.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Thulibheri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Thulibheri ranks 718th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thulibheri?
- Thulibheri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 458 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.