Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Masta: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Masta, at 53.9% of its area. Forest covers 45.6% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 53.9%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.3%.
Area
109 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
45.6%
439th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Masta 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 | 48.1 | 53.9 | +5.8 | 58.8 |
| Forest land | 51.5 | 45.6 | −5.9 | 49.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Masta.
How Masta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.9 percentage points (−6.43 km²); Rangeland +5.8 percentage points (+6.38 km²); Urban land +0.0 percentage points (+0.03 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Masta
- What is the forest cover of Masta?
- Forest covers about 45.6% of Masta (49.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Masta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Masta ranks 736th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Masta?
- Masta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 109 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.