Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Kharpunath: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Kharpunath, at 50.6% of its area. Forest covers 7.7% (about the same as the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 50.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 41.4% and water 0.4%.
Area
879 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
7.7%
623rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Kharpunath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 45.5 | 50.6 | +5.1 | 444.7 |
| Forest land | 11.4 | 7.7 | −3.7 | 67.9 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.4 | −0.3 | 3.1 |
| Barren land | 42.5 | 41.4 | −1.1 | 363.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kharpunath (summarised at 17 m).
How Kharpunath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.1 percentage points (+44.85 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−32.27 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−9.76 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Kharpunath
- What is the forest cover of Kharpunath?
- Forest covers about 7.7% of Kharpunath (67.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Kharpunath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Kharpunath ranks 765th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kharpunath?
- Kharpunath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 879 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.