Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Jaimuni: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jaimuni, at 54.2% of its area. Forest covers 54.2% (about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 44.1%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.6%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
54.2%
359th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Jaimuni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 0.3 | −0.8 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 41.6 | 44.1 | +2.5 | 52.4 |
| Forest land | 55.9 | 54.2 | −1.7 | 64.3 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jaimuni.
How Jaimuni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+2.99 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−2.05 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.01 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Jaimuni
- What is the forest cover of Jaimuni?
- Forest covers about 54.2% of Jaimuni (64.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Jaimuni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Jaimuni ranks 627th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jaimuni?
- Jaimuni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.