Quthing, also known as Moyeni (

Sesotho Sotho (), also known as ''Sesotho'' (), Southern Sotho, or ''Sesotho sa Borwa'' is a Southern Bantu languages, Southern Bantu language spoken in Lesotho as its national language and South Africa where it is an official language. Like all Ba ...

for "place of wind"), is a

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and the capital city or camptown of

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 a ...

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. 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

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s. 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

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who settled in this area. Quthing lies in the southern part of Lesotho and borders the

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province of

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. The Senqu River flows through the district of Quthing as it makes its long journey to the

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. The

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between Lesotho and South Africa is called Tele Bridge. During King Moshoeshoe's reign he allocated this part of the country mostly to the Baphuthi people led by King Moorosi.

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* Populated places in Quthing District {{Lesotho-geo-stub