Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Umakunda: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Umakunda, at 43.8% of its area. Forest covers 36.3% (about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 43.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 19.4% and water 0.1%.
Area
451 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
36.3%
503rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
−0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Umakunda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 39.7 | 43.8 | +4.2 | 197.8 |
| Forest land | 36.6 | 36.3 | −0.3 | 163.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 22.8 | 19.4 | −3.4 | 87.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Umakunda (summarised at 12 m).
How Umakunda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.2 percentage points (+18.78 km²); Barren land −3.4 percentage points (−15.39 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−1.58 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Umakunda
- What is the forest cover of Umakunda?
- Forest covers about 36.3% of Umakunda (164 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Umakunda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (1.5 km²), −0.0 percentage points since 2017. Umakunda ranks 615th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Umakunda?
- Umakunda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 451 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.