Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Mangala: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mangala, at 68.6% of its area. Forest covers 68.6% (more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 29.6%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.9%.
Area
88.8 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
68.6%
147th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Mangala in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 28.8 | 29.6 | +0.8 | 26.3 |
| Forest land | 69.8 | 68.6 | −1.2 | 60.9 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mangala.
How Mangala changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.2 percentage points (−1.04 km²); Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+0.70 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+0.44 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Mangala
- What is the forest cover of Mangala?
- Forest covers about 68.6% of Mangala (60.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Mangala is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.5 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Mangala ranks 566th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mangala?
- Mangala is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 88.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.