Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Badigad: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Badigad, at 60.4% of its area. Forest covers 60.4% (about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 38.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
179 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
60.4%
277th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Badigad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 36.6 | 38.3 | +1.6 | 68.4 |
| Forest land | 62.0 | 60.4 | −1.6 | 107.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Badigad.
How Badigad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.6 percentage points (+2.95 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−2.77 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.36 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Badigad
- What is the forest cover of Badigad?
- Forest covers about 60.4% of Badigad (108 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Badigad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Badigad ranks 650th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Badigad?
- Badigad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 179 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.