Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Galyang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Galyang, at 59.8% of its area. Forest covers 59.8% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 33.4%, built-up land 3.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 2.5%.
Area
123 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
59.8%
282nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.3%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Galyang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 3.3 | +1.4 | 4.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 37.9 | 33.4 | −4.4 | 41.0 |
| Forest land | 56.5 | 59.8 | +3.2 | 73.3 |
| Water | 2.2 | 2.5 | +0.3 | 3.1 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Galyang.
How Galyang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.4 percentage points (−5.44 km²); Forest land +3.2 percentage points (+3.98 km²); Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+1.71 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Galyang
- What is the forest cover of Galyang?
- Forest covers about 59.8% of Galyang (73.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Galyang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.3% (4.1 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Galyang ranks 373rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Galyang?
- Galyang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 123 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.