Local unit · Mustang district · Gandaki Province
Lomanthang: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Lomanthang, at 55.6% of its area. Forest covers 0.0% (less than the Mustang district average of 2.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 55.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 44.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
724 km²
Local unit, Mustang district
Forest (2025)
0.0%
775th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Lomanthang 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 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 43.3 | 55.6 | +12.3 | 402.7 |
| Forest land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 56.6 | 44.3 | −12.3 | 321.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Lomanthang (summarised at 13 m).
How Lomanthang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +12.3 percentage points (+89.29 km²); Barren land −12.3 percentage points (−88.79 km²); Forest land −0.1 percentage points (−0.43 km²).
Other local units in Mustang district
Questions about Lomanthang
- What is the forest cover of Lomanthang?
- Forest covers about 0.0% of Lomanthang (0.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mustang district average of 2.5%.
- How much of Lomanthang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Lomanthang ranks 727th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lomanthang?
- Lomanthang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mustang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 724 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.