Local unit · Manang district · Gandaki Province
Nason: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Nason, at 49.6% of its area. Forest covers 10.0% (more than the Manang district average of 4.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 49.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 39.8% and water 0.5%.
Area
710 km²
Local unit, Manang district
Forest (2025)
10.0%
606th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Nason in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 41.6 | 49.6 | +8.0 | 352.1 |
| Forest land | 11.7 | 10.0 | −1.6 | 71.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 3.7 |
| Barren land | 46.2 | 39.8 | −6.4 | 282.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nason (summarised at 10 m).
How Nason changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +8.0 percentage points (+56.85 km²); Barren land −6.4 percentage points (−45.21 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−11.57 km²).
Other local units in Manang district
Questions about Nason
- What is the forest cover of Nason?
- Forest covers about 10.0% of Nason (71.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Manang district average of 4.9%.
- How much of Nason is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Nason ranks 744th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nason?
- Nason is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Manang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 710 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.