District of Nepal · Gandaki Province
Myagdi District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Myagdi District, at 45.7% of its area. Forest covers 45.7% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 34.6%, built-up land 2.4%, bare land, rock and snow 17.2% and water 0.2%.
Land cover of Myagdi District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.4 | 0.0–7.5 | 54 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 34.6 | 16.8–52.5 | 791 |
| Forest land | 45.7 | 24.3–67.1 | 1,044 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.0–0.3 | 3 |
| Barren land | 17.2 | 0.0–37.4 | 393 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 15 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Myagdi District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: barren land −0.7 points, urban land +0.4 points, forest land +0.3 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 Myagdi District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapurna | 557 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Beni | 77 | 51.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Dhawalagiri | 859 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Dhorpatan | 178 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Malika | 147 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Mangala | 89 | 68.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Raghuganga | 379 | 42.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Myagdi District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Myagdi District: about 161 a year on average, most in 2016 (434).
Questions about Myagdi District
- What is the forest cover of Myagdi District?
- About 45.7% of Myagdi District is forest (95% interval 24.3–67.1%), roughly 1,044 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 15 sample sites. That ranks 39th of 77 districts.
- How much of Myagdi District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 2.4% (54.3 km²). Myagdi District ranks 32nd of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Myagdi District?
- Myagdi District covers 2,285 km² and has 7 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.