Local unit · Mustang district · Gandaki Province
Gharpajhong: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Gharpajhong, at 55.2% of its area. Forest covers 10.7% (more than the Mustang district average of 2.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 55.2%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 33.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
317 km²
Local unit, Mustang district
Forest (2025)
10.7%
603rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Gharpajhong in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 1.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 51.2 | 55.2 | +4.1 | 175.0 |
| Forest land | 9.8 | 10.7 | +0.9 | 34.0 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 38.3 | 33.1 | −5.2 | 105.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gharpajhong.
How Gharpajhong changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −5.2 percentage points (−16.38 km²); Rangeland +4.1 percentage points (+12.87 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+2.85 km²).
Other local units in Mustang district
Questions about Gharpajhong
- What is the forest cover of Gharpajhong?
- Forest covers about 10.7% of Gharpajhong (34.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Mustang district average of 2.5%.
- How much of Gharpajhong is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.8 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Gharpajhong ranks 554th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gharpajhong?
- Gharpajhong is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mustang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 317 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.