Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Barekot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Barekot, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 39.3% (less than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 56.5%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 3.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
577 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
39.3%
490th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Barekot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.4 | 5.4 |
| Rangeland | 50.8 | 56.5 | +5.7 | 326.1 |
| Forest land | 45.3 | 39.3 | −6.0 | 227.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 3.3 | 3.1 | −0.3 | 17.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barekot.
How Barekot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.0 percentage points (−34.57 km²); Rangeland +5.7 percentage points (+32.90 km²); Agriculture land +0.4 percentage points (+2.54 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Barekot
- What is the forest cover of Barekot?
- Forest covers about 39.3% of Barekot (227 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Barekot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.5 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Barekot ranks 704th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barekot?
- Barekot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 577 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.