Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Myagde: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Myagde, at 77.0% of its area. Forest covers 77.0% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 2.4%, rangeland 13.4%, built-up land 5.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 1.4%.
Area
115 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
77.0%
62nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.3%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Myagde in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.1 | 5.3 | +2.2 | 6.1 |
| Agriculture land | 3.0 | 2.4 | −0.7 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 12.4 | 13.4 | +1.1 | 15.5 |
| Forest land | 79.8 | 77.0 | −2.8 | 88.9 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.4 | +0.2 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Myagde.
How Myagde changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.8 percentage points (−3.20 km²); Urban land +2.2 percentage points (+2.49 km²); Rangeland +1.1 percentage points (+1.23 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Myagde
- What is the forest cover of Myagde?
- Forest covers about 77.0% of Myagde (88.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Myagde is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.3% (6.1 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Myagde ranks 317th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Myagde?
- Myagde is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 115 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.