Local unit · Mugu district · Karnali Province
Mugumakarmarog: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Mugumakarmarog, at 61.0% of its area. Forest covers 3.1% (less than the Mugu district average of 16.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 61.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 35.8% and water 0.2%.
Area
2,106 km²
Local unit, Mugu district
Forest (2025)
3.1%
686th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Mugumakarmarog 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 | 53.4 | 61.0 | +7.6 | 1,283.8 |
| Forest land | 4.6 | 3.1 | −1.6 | 64.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 3.4 |
| Barren land | 41.8 | 35.8 | −5.9 | 754.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mugumakarmarog (summarised at 19 m).
How Mugumakarmarog changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +7.6 percentage points (+159.45 km²); Barren land −5.9 percentage points (−124.48 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−33.49 km²).
Other local units in Mugu district
Questions about Mugumakarmarog
- What is the forest cover of Mugumakarmarog?
- Forest covers about 3.1% of Mugumakarmarog (64.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mugu district average of 16.5%.
- How much of Mugumakarmarog is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Mugumakarmarog ranks 769th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mugumakarmarog?
- Mugumakarmarog is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mugu district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 2,106 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.