Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Raghuganga: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Raghuganga, at 43.7% of its area. Forest covers 42.0% (more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 43.7%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 13.5% and water 0.3%.
Area
379 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
42.0%
464th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Raghuganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 38.8 | 43.7 | +4.9 | 165.8 |
| Forest land | 44.3 | 42.0 | −2.3 | 159.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 16.2 | 13.5 | −2.7 | 51.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Raghuganga (summarised at 10 m).
How Raghuganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.9 percentage points (+18.62 km²); Barren land −2.7 percentage points (−10.28 km²); Forest land −2.3 percentage points (−8.80 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Raghuganga
- What is the forest cover of Raghuganga?
- Forest covers about 42.0% of Raghuganga (159 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Raghuganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.6 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Raghuganga ranks 595th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Raghuganga?
- Raghuganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 379 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.