Districts of Lesotho

Map of Lesotho with the districts highlighted

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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. Conversely, the Berea District is sometimes called Teyateyaneng, based on its capital.^[1]

Key	District	Capital	Population (2006 census)[2]	Area (km²)
1	Berea	Teyateyaneng	248,225	2,222
2	Butha-Buthe	Butha-Buthe	109,139	1,767
3	Leribe	Hlotse	296,673	2,828
4	Mafeteng	Mafeteng	192,795	2,119
5	Maseru	Maseru	436,399	4,279
6	Mohale's Hoek	Mohale's Hoek	173,706	3,530
7	Mokhotlong	Mokhotlong	95,332	4,075
8	Qacha's Nek	Qacha's Nek	71,756	2,349
9	Quthing	Quthing	119,811	2,916
10	Thaba-Tseka	Thaba-Tseka	128,885	4,270

See also

• ISO 3166-2:LS

References

1. ^ "Lesotho Districts". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/uls.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 
2. ^ "2006 census". Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. http://www.bos.gov.ls/2006_census.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-15. 

Further reading

• Census data by administrative division