Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Naugad: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Naugad, at 50.2% of its area. Forest covers 50.2% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 49.3%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
180 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
50.2%
403rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Naugad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 46.1 | 49.3 | +3.2 | 88.6 |
| Forest land | 53.8 | 50.2 | −3.6 | 90.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Naugad.
How Naugad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.6 percentage points (−6.54 km²); Rangeland +3.2 percentage points (+5.74 km²); Agriculture land +0.3 percentage points (+0.59 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Naugad
- What is the forest cover of Naugad?
- Forest covers about 50.2% of Naugad (90.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Naugad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Naugad ranks 657th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Naugad?
- Naugad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 180 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.