Quthing District

Quthing District

Quthing is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,916 km² and a population of approximately 200,000 (2002). Quthing, also known as Moyeni, is the capital of the district or camptown, and only town in the district. Moyeni means "the place of the wind."

Quthing is home to the Masitise Cave House, a satellite location of the Morija Museum & Archives.

In the southwest, south, and east, Quthing borders on the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts:
*Mohale's Hoek District - north
*Qacha's Nek District - northeast

Quthing District is divided into:

5 constituencies

* Mount Moorosi
* Moyeni
* Qhoali
* Sebapala
* Tele

10 local community councils

* Ha Nkoebe
* Likhohlong
* Liphakoe
* Matsatseng
* Mkhono
* Mokotjomela
* Mphaki
* Qomoqomong
* Seforong
* Tsatsane


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