Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Patan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Patan, at 60.3% of its area. Forest covers 60.3% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 38.0%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
219 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
60.3%
278th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Patan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 2.5 |
| Rangeland | 38.7 | 38.0 | −0.8 | 83.0 |
| Forest land | 60.2 | 60.3 | +0.0 | 131.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Patan.
How Patan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−1.66 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.83 km²); Agriculture land +0.3 percentage points (+0.63 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Patan
- What is the forest cover of Patan?
- Forest covers about 60.3% of Patan (132 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Patan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.2 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Patan ranks 559th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Patan?
- Patan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 219 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.