Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Langtang: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Langtang, at 53.5% of its area. Forest covers 42.0% (less than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 53.5%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 4.5% and water 0.0%.
Area
88.5 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
42.0%
463rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Langtang 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 | 48.0 | 53.5 | +5.5 | 47.3 |
| Forest land | 44.2 | 42.0 | −2.2 | 37.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 7.7 | 4.5 | −3.3 | 3.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Langtang.
How Langtang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.5 percentage points (+4.83 km²); Barren land −3.3 percentage points (−2.88 km²); Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−1.95 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Langtang
- What is the forest cover of Langtang?
- Forest covers about 42.0% of Langtang (37.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Langtang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Langtang ranks 767th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Langtang?
- Langtang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 88.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.