Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Chandannath: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chandannath, at 47.6% of its area. Forest covers 47.6% (more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 2.8%, rangeland 45.6%, built-up land 3.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.6%.
Area
102 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
47.6%
430th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.2%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Chandannath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 3.2 | +1.1 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 4.6 | 2.8 | −1.8 | 2.9 |
| Rangeland | 44.7 | 45.6 | +0.8 | 46.5 |
| Forest land | 46.9 | 47.6 | +0.6 | 48.5 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.3 | −0.8 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chandannath.
How Chandannath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.8 percentage points (−1.80 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+1.16 km²); Barren land −0.8 percentage points (−0.87 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Chandannath
- What is the forest cover of Chandannath?
- Forest covers about 47.6% of Chandannath (48.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Chandannath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.2% (3.2 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Chandannath ranks 379th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chandannath?
- Chandannath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 102 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.