Mafeteng District

Mafeteng
—  District  —
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted
Country	Lesotho
Area
- Land	818.2 sq mi (2,119 km2)
Population (2006)
- Total	193,682
- Density	235.7/sq mi (91/km2)
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2)

Mafeteng is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,119 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 193,682.^[1] Mafeteng is the capital or camptown, and only town in the district.

Geography

In the west, Mafeteng borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts:

• Maseru District - northeast
• Mohale's Hoek District - southeast

Constituencies

Constituencies of Mafeteng District:^[2]

Kolo Likhoele Mafeteng 'Maliepetsane Matelile

Qalabane Thabana-Morena Thaba-Pechela Thaba-Tsoeu

Community Councils

Community councils of Mafeteng District:^[2]

Koti-Se-Phola Makaota 'Makholane 'Malakeng Malumeng

'Mamants'O Monyake Mathula Metsi-Maholo Qibing

Ramoetsane Tajane

Climate

Climate data for Mafeteng District
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	24 (75)	21 (70)	19 (66)	15 (59)	15 (59)	19 (66)	21 (70)	26 (79)	27 (81)	28 (82)	22.4 (72.4)
Average low °C (°F)	15 (59)	14 (57)	12 (54)	6 (43)	6 (43)	2 (36)	1 (34)	4 (39)	5 (41)	10 (50)	13 (55)	14 (57)	8.5 (47.3)
Rainfall mm (inches)	142 (5.59)	40 (1.57)	115 (4.53)	51 (2.01)	32 (1.26)	44 (1.73)	0 (0)	4 (0.16)	0 (0)	17 (0.67)	116 (4.57)	68 (2.68)	627 (24.69)
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, Mafeteng Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.
4. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Table A.5c, Mafeteng Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.

Coordinates: 29°50′S 27°55′E / 29.833°S 27.917°E / -29.833; 27.917