Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Musikot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Musikot, at 68.9% of its area. Forest covers 68.9% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 26.3%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
115 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
68.9%
142nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Musikot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.5 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.6 | 1.4 | −0.2 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 27.5 | 26.3 | −1.2 | 30.2 |
| Forest land | 67.3 | 68.9 | +1.6 | 79.1 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 1.2 | −0.6 | 1.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Musikot.
How Musikot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.6 percentage points (+1.80 km²); Rangeland −1.2 percentage points (−1.37 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−0.71 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Musikot
- What is the forest cover of Musikot?
- Forest covers about 68.9% of Musikot (79.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Musikot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (1.4 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Musikot ranks 484th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Musikot?
- Musikot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 115 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.