Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Mangalsen: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mangalsen, at 66.7% of its area. Forest covers 66.7% (more than the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 30.7%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
220 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
66.7%
173rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Mangalsen in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.5 | +0.9 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 2.0 | 0.4 | −1.6 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 27.9 | 30.7 | +2.9 | 67.6 |
| Forest land | 68.9 | 66.7 | −2.2 | 146.5 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mangalsen.
How Mangalsen changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.9 percentage points (+6.31 km²); Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−4.86 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−3.58 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Mangalsen
- What is the forest cover of Mangalsen?
- Forest covers about 66.7% of Mangalsen (147 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Mangalsen is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (3.2 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Mangalsen ranks 458th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mangalsen?
- Mangalsen is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 220 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.