Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Musikot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Musikot, at 59.8% of its area. Forest covers 59.8% (more than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 32.2%, built-up land 6.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
136 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
59.8%
283rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.8%
+4.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Musikot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.6 | 6.8 | +4.3 | 9.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.5 | −0.6 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 36.6 | 32.2 | −4.4 | 43.7 |
| Forest land | 58.9 | 59.8 | +0.9 | 81.3 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
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):
Rangeland −4.4 percentage points (−6.04 km²); Urban land +4.3 percentage points (+5.81 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+1.18 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Musikot
- What is the forest cover of Musikot?
- Forest covers about 59.8% of Musikot (81.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Musikot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.8% (9.3 km²), +4.3 percentage points since 2017. Musikot ranks 290th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Musikot?
- Musikot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 136 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.