The Kingdom of
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a population ...
is divided into ten
district
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s, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a
camptown. The districts are further subdivided into 80
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
, which consist of 129 local
community councils
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.
In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. ...
. Most of the districts are named after their capitals.
Hlotse
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesot ...
, the capital of
Leribe District
Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km2 and a population in 2016 of approximately 337,500. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district. The district has one additional town, namely Maputsoe. In the west, Leribe bo ...
is also known as Leribe. Conversely, the
Berea District : ''For the city mentioned in the Bible, see Berea (Bible).''
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 nort ...
is sometimes called
Teyateyaneng
Teyateyaneng is a town located in the district of Berea in Lesotho. Usually abbreviated to T.Y., Teyateyaneng takes its name from the two twin rivers which run on the north (Tebe-tebe River) and the South (Teja-tejana River). Both rivers lead to ...
, based on its capital.
See also
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List of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index
This is a list of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index as of 2019.
References
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Lesotho
Human Development Index
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ISO 3166-2:LS
References
Further reading
Census data by administrative division
Subdivisions of Lesotho
Lesotho, Districts
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Districts, Lesotho
Lesotho geography-related lists
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