Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Myagang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Myagang, at 77.2% of its area. Forest covers 77.2% (more than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 18.6%, built-up land 2.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
97.8 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
77.2%
59th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.0%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Myagang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 2.0 | +0.2 | 2.0 |
| Agriculture land | 1.8 | 0.9 | −0.8 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 18.2 | 18.6 | +0.4 | 18.1 |
| Forest land | 75.3 | 77.2 | +1.9 | 75.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 2.9 | 1.3 | −1.6 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Myagang.
How Myagang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+1.85 km²); Barren land −1.6 percentage points (−1.58 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−0.81 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Myagang
- What is the forest cover of Myagang?
- Forest covers about 77.2% of Myagang (75.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Myagang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.0% (2.0 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Myagang ranks 422nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Myagang?
- Myagang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 97.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.