Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Tarakhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tarakhola, at 82.1% of its area. Forest covers 82.1% (more than the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 17.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.0%.
Area
130 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
82.1%
24th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Tarakhola 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 | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 16.3 | 17.1 | +0.8 | 22.2 |
| Forest land | 83.0 | 82.1 | −0.9 | 106.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tarakhola.
How Tarakhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−1.18 km²); Rangeland +0.8 percentage points (+1.02 km²); Barren land +0.1 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Tarakhola
- What is the forest cover of Tarakhola?
- Forest covers about 82.1% of Tarakhola (106 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Tarakhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Tarakhola ranks 701st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tarakhola?
- Tarakhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 130 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.