Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Malika: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Malika, at 69.2% of its area. Forest covers 69.2% (more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 29.5%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.5%.
Area
147 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
69.2%
139th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Malika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.0 | −0.8 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 27.5 | 29.5 | +2.0 | 43.4 |
| Forest land | 70.7 | 69.2 | −1.5 | 101.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Malika.
How Malika changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.0 percentage points (+2.99 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−2.22 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.18 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Malika
- What is the forest cover of Malika?
- Forest covers about 69.2% of Malika (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Malika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.5 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Malika ranks 605th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Malika?
- Malika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 147 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.