Local unit · Manang district · Gandaki Province
Chame: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chame, at 49.0% of its area. Forest covers 14.1% (more than the Manang district average of 4.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 49.0%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 36.3% and water 0.3%.
Area
78.9 km²
Local unit, Manang district
Forest (2025)
14.1%
582nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chame in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 34.5 | 49.0 | +14.5 | 38.7 |
| Forest land | 18.4 | 14.1 | −4.4 | 11.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 46.5 | 36.3 | −10.1 | 28.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chame.
How Chame changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +14.5 percentage points (+11.44 km²); Barren land −10.1 percentage points (−8.00 km²); Forest land −4.4 percentage points (−3.46 km²).
Other local units in Manang district
Questions about Chame
- What is the forest cover of Chame?
- Forest covers about 14.1% of Chame (11.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Manang district average of 4.9%.
- How much of Chame is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.2 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chame ranks 634th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chame?
- Chame is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Manang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 78.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.