Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Bareng: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bareng, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 33.3%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
75.3 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
188th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Bareng in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 31.1 | 33.3 | +2.1 | 25.0 |
| Forest land | 68.2 | 66.2 | −2.1 | 49.8 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bareng.
How Bareng changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.1 percentage points (+1.59 km²); Forest land −2.1 percentage points (−1.56 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.16 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Bareng
- What is the forest cover of Bareng?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Bareng (49.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Bareng is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.2 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Bareng ranks 618th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bareng?
- Bareng is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 75.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.