Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Dhorpatan: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Dhorpatan, at 63.6% of its area. Forest covers 11.0% (less than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 63.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 25.4% and water 0.0%.
Area
178 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
11.0%
601st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhorpatan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 56.0 | 63.6 | +7.7 | 113.2 |
| Forest land | 12.9 | 11.0 | −2.0 | 19.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 31.1 | 25.4 | −5.7 | 45.2 |
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 +7.7 percentage points (+13.65 km²); Barren land −5.7 percentage points (−10.18 km²); Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−3.49 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Dhorpatan
- What is the forest cover of Dhorpatan?
- Forest covers about 11.0% of Dhorpatan (19.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Dhorpatan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Dhorpatan ranks 759th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhorpatan?
- Dhorpatan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 178 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.