Mokhotlong District

Mokhotlong
—  District  —
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted
Country	Lesotho
Area
- Land	1,573.4 sq mi (4,075 km2)
Population (2006)
- Total	96,340
- Density	62.2/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2)

Mokhotlong district (in Sesotho language The Place of the Bald Ibis) is a district of Lesotho. It includes the highest terrain in the Maloti Range and the source of the Senqu River, Lesotho’s primary watershed. It has an area of 4,075 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 96,340.^[1] It is one of the poorest and most remote areas of Lesotho. It is mostly rural, however there are also some diamonds. Mokhotlong is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district. It has a population of approximately 7,000 (2004).

Geography

In the east, Mokhotlong borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, with its north point bordering the Free State Province. Domestically, it borders on the following districts:

• Butha-Buthe District - northwest
• Leribe District - west
• Thaba-Tseka District - south

It is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

Constituencies

Constituencies of Mokhotlong District:^[2]

• Bobatsi
• Malingoaneng
• Mokhotlong
• Senqu

Community Councils

Community councils of Mokhotlong District:^[2]

Khalahali Khubelu Linakaneng Liphamola Mapholaneng

Marung Mateanong Matsoku Molika-Liko Moremoholo

Pae-La-Itlhatsoa Popa Rafolatsane Sakeng Tekeseleng

Climate

Climate data for Mokhotlong District
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	25 (77)	24 (75)	22 (72)	18 (64)	17 (63)	15 (59)	15 (59)	19 (66)	22 (72)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	21.2 (70.1)
Average low °C (°F)	12 (54)	11 (52)	8 (46)	3 (37)	2 (36)	−2 (28)	−3 (27)	8 (46)	3 (37)	8 (46)	10 (50)	11 (52)	5.9 (42.7)
Rainfall mm (inches)	114 (4.49)	97 (3.82)	81 (3.19)	19 (0.75)	5 (0.2)	28 (1.1)	0 (0)	8 (0.31)	34 (1.34)	15 (0.59)	65 (2.56)	173 (6.81)	638 (25.12)
Source no. 1: [3]
Source no. 2: [4]

References

1. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Table A.2, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, Village List 2006
3. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Tables A.6c and A.7c, Mokhotlong Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.
4. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Table A.5c, Mokhotlong Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.

Coordinates: 29°20′S 29°00′E / 29.333°S 29°E / -29.333; 29