Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Tumbewa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tumbewa, at 58.3% of its area. Forest covers 58.3% (less than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 40.5%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
117 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
58.3%
302nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Tumbewa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 52.3 | 40.5 | −11.9 | 47.3 |
| Forest land | 47.0 | 58.3 | +11.3 | 68.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tumbewa.
How Tumbewa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −11.9 percentage points (−13.88 km²); Forest land +11.3 percentage points (+13.22 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.49 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Tumbewa
- What is the forest cover of Tumbewa?
- Forest covers about 58.3% of Tumbewa (68.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Tumbewa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.7 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Tumbewa ranks 556th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tumbewa?
- Tumbewa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 117 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.