Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Tanjakot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Tanjakot, at 53.3% of its area. Forest covers 46.1% (more than the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 53.3%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.6%.
Area
159 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
46.1%
435th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Tanjakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 50.8 | 53.3 | +2.5 | 84.6 |
| Forest land | 48.7 | 46.1 | −2.6 | 73.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +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 Tanjakot.
How Tanjakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−4.08 km²); Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+3.91 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.08 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Tanjakot
- What is the forest cover of Tanjakot?
- Forest covers about 46.1% of Tanjakot (73.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Tanjakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Tanjakot ranks 724th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tanjakot?
- Tanjakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 159 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.