Local unit · Mugu district · Karnali Province
Chhayanath Rara: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chhayanath Rara, at 56.9% of its area. Forest covers 39.0% (more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 56.9%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 2.5%.
Area
480 km²
Local unit, Mugu district
Forest (2025)
39.0%
493rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhayanath Rara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 50.9 | 56.9 | +6.0 | 273.4 |
| Forest land | 44.4 | 39.0 | −5.4 | 187.4 |
| Water | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.0 | 12.1 |
| Barren land | 2.0 | 1.3 | −0.7 | 6.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhayanath Rara.
How Chhayanath Rara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.0 percentage points (+28.78 km²); Forest land −5.4 percentage points (−25.94 km²); Barren land −0.7 percentage points (−3.36 km²).
Other local units in Mugu district
Questions about Chhayanath Rara
- What is the forest cover of Chhayanath Rara?
- Forest covers about 39.0% of Chhayanath Rara (187 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%.
- How much of Chhayanath Rara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chhayanath Rara ranks 715th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhayanath Rara?
- Chhayanath Rara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mugu district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 480 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.