Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Tribeni: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tribeni, at 61.4% of its area. Forest covers 61.4% (more than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 35.0%, built-up land 3.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
85.5 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
61.4%
258th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.4%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Tribeni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 3.4 | +2.6 | 2.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 36.8 | 35.0 | −1.8 | 29.9 |
| Forest land | 62.2 | 61.4 | −0.7 | 52.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tribeni.
How Tribeni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+2.18 km²); Rangeland −1.8 percentage points (−1.56 km²); Forest land −0.7 percentage points (−0.61 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Tribeni
- What is the forest cover of Tribeni?
- Forest covers about 61.4% of Tribeni (52.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Tribeni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.4% (2.9 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Tribeni ranks 372nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tribeni?
- Tribeni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 85.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.