District of Nepal · Gandaki Province
Mustang District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Mustang District, at 54.1% of its area. Forest covers 4.4% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 54.1%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 39.4% and water 1.7%.
Land cover of Mustang District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.0–0.9 | 12 |
| Rangeland | 54.1 | 40.5–67.6 | 1,926 |
| Forest land | 4.4 | 0.0–9.8 | 158 |
| Water | 1.7 | 0.2–3.3 | 62 |
| Barren land | 39.4 | 25.5–53.4 | 1,405 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 24 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Mustang District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +9.4 points, barren land −9.2 points, forest land −0.2 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Mustang District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gharpajhong | 317 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Lo Ghekar Damodarkunda | 1,348 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lomanthang | 724 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thasang | 290 | 18.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Varagung Muktichhetra | 886 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Mustang District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Mustang District: about 11 a year on average, most in 2017 (40).
Questions about Mustang District
- What is the forest cover of Mustang District?
- About 4.4% of Mustang District is forest (95% interval 0.0–9.8%), roughly 158 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 24 sample sites. That ranks 76th of 77 districts.
- How much of Mustang District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.0% (0.0 km²). Mustang District ranks 76th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Mustang District?
- Mustang District covers 3,564 km² and has 5 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.