Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Palata: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Palata, at 62.0% of its area. Forest covers 62.0% (more than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 37.8%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
319 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
62.0%
252nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Palata in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 35.2 | 37.8 | +2.6 | 120.6 |
| Forest land | 64.6 | 62.0 | −2.6 | 197.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Palata.
How Palata changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.6 percentage points (+8.35 km²); Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−8.35 km²); Barren land −0.0 percentage points (−0.10 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Palata
- What is the forest cover of Palata?
- Forest covers about 62.0% of Palata (198 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Palata is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Palata ranks 770th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Palata?
- Palata is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 319 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.