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Districts Of Lesotho
The Kingdom of Lesotho is divided into ten districts, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a camptown. The districts are further subdivided into 80 constituencies, which consist of 129 local community councils. Most of the districts are named after their capitals. Hlotse, the capital of Leribe District is also known as Leribe. Paballo L. Mokoena was born in this town. Conversely, the Berea District Berea is a district of Lesotho. In the west, Berea borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts: Leribe District in the north, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Maseru District in the ... is sometimes called Teyateyaneng, based on its capital. See also * List of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index * ISO 3166-2:LS References Further readingCensus data by administrative division Subdivisions of Lesotho Lesotho, Districts Lesotho 1 Districts, Lesotho L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohale's Hoek District
Mohale's Hoek is a district of Lesotho. Mohale's Hoek is the capital city or camptown, and only town in the district. In the southwest, Mohale's Hoek borders on South Africa, while domestically, it borders on Mafeteng District in northwest, Maseru District in north, Thaba-Tseka District in northeast, Qacha's Nek District in east, and Quthing District in southeast. As of 2006, the district had a population of 176,928 which was 9.43 per cent of the total population of the country. The total area of the district was 3,530 which was 11.63 per cent of the total area of the country. The density of population in the district was 50.00 per km2. As of 2008, there were 42 per cent economically active people in the district. There were totally 111,150 employed people out of a total of 223,867 people in the district above 15 years of age. The total area planted in 2009 was 27,320 which formed 6.77 per cent of the total area planted in the country. Demographics As of 2006, the district had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Administrative Divisions
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Lesotho
Administratively, Lesotho is divided into Districts of Lesotho, ten districts, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a ''Camptown (country subdivision), camptown''. The districts are further subdivided into 80 Constituencies of Lesotho, constituencies, which consists of 129 local Community councils of Lesotho, community councils. References {{Africa topic, Subdivisions of Subdivisions of Lesotho, Administrative divisions by country, Lesotho Administrative divisions in Africa, Lesotho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Lesotho By Human Development Index
This is a list of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index as of 2022. References {{Subnational entities by Human Development Index Lesotho Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ... Districts by Human Development Index *HDI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaba-Tseka
Thaba-Tseka is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of the Thaba-Tseka District in eastern Lesotho. It has a population of 15,248 (2016 census). Thaba-Tseka was also the subject of the case studies in James Ferguson's book ''The Anti-Politics Machine'', which identified the failures of outside-initiated development projects. Famous people include Maaparankoe Mahao, a former military general for the Leosotho Army Infrastructure In Thaba-Tseka, there are shopping facilities, a bank, a post office, various institutions of relief organizations, and a hospital A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically .... Climate References External links * Populated places in Thaba-Tseka District Thaba-Tseka District {{Lesotho-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaba-Tseka District
Thaba-Tseka is a Districts of Lesotho, district of Lesotho. Thaba-Tseka is also the name of the district's capital or Camptown (Lesotho), camptown, which is the only town in the district. In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on Mokhotlong District in northeast, Leribe District in north, Berea District in northwest, Maseru District in west, Mohale's Hoek District in southwest and Qacha's Nek District in the southern direction. The district is one of the major tourist attractions in Lesotho because of the second largest arch dam in Africa Katse Dam. As of 2016, the district had a population of 135,347 which was 6.92 per cent of the total population of the country. The total area of the district was 4,270 which was 14.07 per cent of the total area of the country. The density of population in the district was 30.00 per km2. As of 2008, there were 38 per cent economically active people in the district. There were totally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyeni, Quthing
Quthing, also known as Moyeni (Sesotho for "place of wind"), is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of Quthing District in Lesotho. Quthing was established in 1877, abandoned in the Gun War of 1880, and then rebuilt at its present site – the southernmost town in Lesotho. It has a population of 27,314 (2016 census). Quthing is divided into Lower Moyeni and Upper Moyeni. Lower Moyeni is largely used for commercial and residential purposes. Upper Moyeni is mainly for administrative purposes and residences for government officials. Quthing district is home to a diverse group of people who speak different languages. King Moorosi, the leader of the Baphuthi people, who occupied the Quthing District in southeastern Basutoland (today's Lesotho) in the 1800s, died on Mount Moorosi in 1879 in a war against the Cape Colony. Rock and cave art are to be found near Quthing, which were created by the San people who settled in this area. Quthing lies in the southern part of Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quthing District
Quthing is a district of Lesotho. The town of Quthing (also known as Moyeni) is the camp town or capital of the district. There are two of the most important sets of dinosaur footprints in the region. There is a large panel of Bushman paintings at Qomoqomong. Quthing district is home to the Masitise Cave House, a satellite location of the Morija Museum & Archives. In the southwest, south and east, Quthing borders on the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders Mohale's Hoek District in the north and Qacha's Nek District in the northeast. As of 2006, the district had a population of 124,048 which was 6.61 per cent of the total population of the country. The total area of the district was 2,916 which was 9.61 per cent of the total area of the country. As of 2008, there were totally 62,602 employed people out of a total of 140,057 people in the district above 15 years of age. Demographics As of 2006, the district had a population of 124,048, 6.61 per cent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qacha's Nek
Qacha's Nek is a constituency and, since 1888, the camptown (capital) of Qacha's Nek District in Lesotho, only two kilometres from the South African border at above sea level. It has a population of approximately 15,900 (2016). It is home to Machabeng Government Hospital, one of the two hospitals in the district (the other being the Lesotho Evangelical Church's Tebellong Hospital, which is about away, across the Orange River which is known as Senqu in Lesotho). Tourism features The town is home to Lesotho's first and only Snake Park, which is conveniently situated at the foot of the historic Letloepe hill/rock formation. This is where the cave of Qacha, the son of the Baphuthi chief Moorosi, after whom the town is named, is situated. ("Letloepe" means the cobra's defensive hood, and is the alternative name for Qacha's Nek). The locality may be the only place in Africa where California Redwood trees grow (the area is visible on the photo, to the right-hand side of the woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
