Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Himali: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Himali, at 54.7% of its area. Forest covers 25.0% (less than the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 54.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 19.9% and water 0.3%.
Area
830 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
25.0%
548th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Himali in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 54.5 | 54.7 | +0.2 | 454.1 |
| Forest land | 27.6 | 25.0 | −2.7 | 207.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 2.5 |
| Barren land | 17.6 | 19.9 | +2.4 | 165.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Himali (summarised at 15 m).
How Himali changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.7 percentage points (−21.98 km²); Barren land +2.4 percentage points (+19.66 km²); Rangeland +0.2 percentage points (+1.82 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Himali
- What is the forest cover of Himali?
- Forest covers about 25.0% of Himali (207 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Himali is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Himali ranks 725th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Himali?
- Himali is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 830 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.