Nepal area Location and Geography   One area of the field study is located in the Himalayan region, in the north-eastern part of Nepal which is called Langtang Himal. Nepal is a landlocked country between China and India, and is situated between 80°E - 88°E and 30°N - 26°N.       Topographic map of Nepal   Based on a 2005 estimate, Nepal has around 27.7 million inhabitants, which makes it the 40th largest country in the world. The capital Kathmandu, and the surroundings in the Kathmandu valley, only have about 3.2 million inhabitants. The country can be divided into 5 main geographic regions: Terai - lowland plain Siwalik – southern hills Middle Mountain – central shallow hill zone High Mountain – steep mountainous zone Himalaya – high elevation zone The following table shows the altitudinal belt, which gives an idea of the vertical distribution of the area of the country.       The altitudinal belt   Looking at the table above, you will see that 18.5% of the country’s area has an altitude of more than 4000 m.     Langtang   The Langtang national park is situated in the central Himalayas and was established in 1976. It has an area of about 1710 sq km. Due to the diverse topographical features, the national park allows a great diversity of vegetation ranging from subtropical forest up to alpine vegetation. Approximately 25% of the forest cover is home to a wide range of animals. The national park is inhabited by the Tamang, who are traditionally cattle breeders and farmers.       Langtang         Last update: 5 June 2013 Himalayas  •  Environmental problems in the Himalayas (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMPKP0SAKF_0.html)  •  Urbanisation (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMQLP0SAKF_0.html)  •  The Himalayan region (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM9VP0SAKF_0.html)  •  Mountain ecosystems (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMKZP0SAKF_0.html)  •  Tibet area (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMMDQ0SAKF_0.html) Exercises  •  Himalaya - Worksheet (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM4IQ0SAKF_0_ov.html)  •  Landscape units of Nepal (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMXJQ0SAKF_0.html)  •  Urbanisation – 40 years of urban development of Lhasa (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM5XQ0SAKF_0.html)  •  Urbanisation – Detection by means of delineation of the city perimeter (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM8DR0SAKF_0.html)  •  Landslide detection in Langtang Himal (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEM0RR0SAKF_0.html) Links  •  Further Reading (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMW3S0SAKF_0.html) Eduspace - Software  •  LEOWorks 3 (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/LEOWorks3.exe) Eduspace - Download  •  Himalayas_env1.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Himalayas_env1.zip)  •  Himalayas_env2.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Himalayas_env2.zip)  •  Himalayas_env3.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Himalayas_env3.zip)  •  Himalayas_env4.zip (http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/eduspace/Himalayas_env4.zip)