Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Phalebas: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phalebas, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 3.1%, rangeland 27.8%, built-up land 1.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.8%.
Area
85.7 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
187th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.6%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Phalebas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.6 | +1.0 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 4.0 | 3.1 | −0.9 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 25.0 | 27.8 | +2.7 | 23.8 |
| Forest land | 68.6 | 66.2 | −2.4 | 56.7 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 0.6 | −0.5 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phalebas.
How Phalebas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+2.35 km²); Forest land −2.4 percentage points (−2.04 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+0.86 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Phalebas
- What is the forest cover of Phalebas?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Phalebas (56.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Phalebas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.6% (1.3 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Phalebas ranks 445th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phalebas?
- Phalebas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 85.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.