Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Aathabisakot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Aathabisakot, at 53.8% of its area. Forest covers 40.0% (less than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 53.8%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 4.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
560 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
40.0%
484th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Aathabisakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 1.0 | +1.0 | 5.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 4.2 |
| Rangeland | 48.3 | 53.8 | +5.6 | 301.6 |
| Forest land | 46.1 | 40.0 | −6.2 | 223.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 2.4 |
| Barren land | 4.5 | 4.0 | −0.5 | 22.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aathabisakot (summarised at 12 m).
How Aathabisakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.2 percentage points (−34.51 km²); Rangeland +5.6 percentage points (+31.15 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+5.32 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Aathabisakot
- What is the forest cover of Aathabisakot?
- Forest covers about 40.0% of Aathabisakot (224 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Aathabisakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (5.8 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Aathabisakot ranks 497th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aathabisakot?
- Aathabisakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 560 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.