Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Dhorpatan: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Dhorpatan, at 60.1% of its area. Forest covers 37.6% (less than the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 60.1%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.2%.
Area
312 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
37.6%
498th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhorpatan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 2.9 |
| Rangeland | 57.2 | 60.1 | +2.9 | 187.6 |
| Forest land | 39.7 | 37.6 | −2.2 | 117.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 1.9 | 0.8 | −1.1 | 2.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhorpatan.
How Dhorpatan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.9 percentage points (+9.14 km²); Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−6.71 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−3.31 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Dhorpatan
- What is the forest cover of Dhorpatan?
- Forest covers about 37.6% of Dhorpatan (117 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Dhorpatan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.4 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Dhorpatan ranks 582nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhorpatan?
- Dhorpatan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 312 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.