Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Jaljala: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jaljala, at 65.2% of its area. Forest covers 65.2% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 28.7%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 2.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
82.3 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
65.2%
211th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Jaljala in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.1 | 2.3 | +1.3 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 0.5 | −0.7 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 29.8 | 28.7 | −1.1 | 23.6 |
| Forest land | 64.4 | 65.2 | +0.8 | 53.7 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 2.6 | 2.2 | −0.4 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jaljala.
How Jaljala changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.3 percentage points (+1.04 km²); Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−0.90 km²); Forest land +0.8 percentage points (+0.67 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Jaljala
- What is the forest cover of Jaljala?
- Forest covers about 65.2% of Jaljala (53.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Jaljala is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (1.9 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Jaljala ranks 408th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jaljala?
- Jaljala is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 82.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.