Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Baglung: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Baglung, at 51.3% of its area. Forest covers 51.3% (about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 4.6%, rangeland 35.5%, built-up land 4.1%, bare land, rock and snow 3.7% and water 0.9%.
Area
98.9 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
51.3%
394th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.1%
+1.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Baglung in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 4.1 | +1.9 | 4.1 |
| Agriculture land | 10.4 | 4.6 | −5.8 | 4.5 |
| Rangeland | 28.0 | 35.5 | +7.5 | 35.1 |
| Forest land | 54.9 | 51.3 | −3.6 | 50.7 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 3.6 | 3.7 | +0.0 | 3.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Baglung.
How Baglung changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +7.5 percentage points (+7.41 km²); Agriculture land −5.8 percentage points (−5.75 km²); Forest land −3.6 percentage points (−3.56 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Baglung
- What is the forest cover of Baglung?
- Forest covers about 51.3% of Baglung (50.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Baglung is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.1% (4.1 km²), +1.9 percentage points since 2017. Baglung ranks 345th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Baglung?
- Baglung is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 98.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.