Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Tripurasundari: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Tripurasundari, at 75.1% of its area. Forest covers 16.1% (more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 75.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 7.9% and water 0.3%.
Area
394 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
16.1%
574th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Tripurasundari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 68.2 | 75.1 | +6.9 | 295.5 |
| Forest land | 21.7 | 16.1 | −5.5 | 63.5 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 9.7 | 7.9 | −1.8 | 31.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tripurasundari.
How Tripurasundari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.9 percentage points (+27.23 km²); Forest land −5.5 percentage points (−21.76 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−7.16 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Tripurasundari
- What is the forest cover of Tripurasundari?
- Forest covers about 16.1% of Tripurasundari (63.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Tripurasundari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Tripurasundari ranks 713th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tripurasundari?
- Tripurasundari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 394 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.