Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Yangbarak: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Yangbarak, at 74.6% of its area. Forest covers 74.6% (about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 24.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.2%.
Area
208 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
74.6%
81st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Yangbarak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 20.0 | 24.8 | +4.8 | 51.4 |
| Forest land | 78.5 | 74.6 | −3.9 | 154.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.2 | −1.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Yangbarak.
How Yangbarak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.8 percentage points (+9.96 km²); Forest land −3.9 percentage points (−8.08 km²); Barren land −1.0 percentage points (−2.03 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Yangbarak
- What is the forest cover of Yangbarak?
- Forest covers about 74.6% of Yangbarak (155 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Yangbarak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.5 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Yangbarak ranks 645th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Yangbarak?
- Yangbarak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 208 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.