Local unit · Manang district · Gandaki Province
Ngisyang: land cover and map
Barren land is the largest land cover in Ngisyang, at 58.4% of its area. Forest covers 3.9% (about the same as the Manang district average of 4.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 36.2%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 58.4% and water 1.0%.
Area
695 km²
Local unit, Manang district
Forest (2025)
3.9%
673rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Ngisyang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 31.3 | 36.2 | +4.9 | 251.6 |
| Forest land | 3.7 | 3.9 | +0.2 | 27.2 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 7.1 |
| Barren land | 63.7 | 58.4 | −5.3 | 405.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ngisyang (summarised at 13 m).
How Ngisyang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −5.3 percentage points (−36.89 km²); Rangeland +4.9 percentage points (+34.25 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+1.67 km²).
Other local units in Manang district
Questions about Ngisyang
- What is the forest cover of Ngisyang?
- Forest covers about 3.9% of Ngisyang (27.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Manang district average of 4.9%.
- How much of Ngisyang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (3.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Ngisyang ranks 588th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ngisyang?
- Ngisyang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Manang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 695 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.