Local unit · Mustang district · Gandaki Province
Thasang: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Thasang, at 49.8% of its area. Forest covers 18.6% (more than the Mustang district average of 2.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 49.8%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 30.6% and water 0.5%.
Area
290 km²
Local unit, Mustang district
Forest (2025)
18.6%
569th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Thasang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 43.4 | 49.8 | +6.3 | 144.1 |
| Forest land | 19.9 | 18.6 | −1.3 | 53.8 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 35.4 | 30.6 | −4.8 | 88.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thasang.
How Thasang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.3 percentage points (+18.36 km²); Barren land −4.8 percentage points (−13.99 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−3.79 km²).
Other local units in Mustang district
Questions about Thasang
- What is the forest cover of Thasang?
- Forest covers about 18.6% of Thasang (53.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Mustang district average of 2.5%.
- How much of Thasang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Thasang ranks 590th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thasang?
- Thasang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mustang district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 290 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.