Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Sigas: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sigas, at 51.4% of its area. Forest covers 47.6% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 51.4%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
245 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
47.6%
429th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Sigas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 49.0 | 51.4 | +2.4 | 125.9 |
| Forest land | 50.5 | 47.6 | −2.8 | 116.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sigas.
How Sigas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.8 percentage points (−6.98 km²); Rangeland +2.4 percentage points (+5.90 km²); Agriculture land +0.3 percentage points (+0.66 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Sigas
- What is the forest cover of Sigas?
- Forest covers about 47.6% of Sigas (117 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Sigas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Sigas ranks 678th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sigas?
- Sigas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 245 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.