Leribe District
Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 298,352. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district.
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Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial center until Lesotho gained its independence.
Population: 47,675
Latitude: -28° 52' 18.66" S
Longitude: 28° 02' 42.04" E
Articles of interest in Leribe
5 Articles of interest near Leribe, Lesotho
Show all articles in the mapButha-Buthe
Butha-Buthe (also Buta-Buthe) is the capital city or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It has a population of approximately 10,000 (2004). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town, which King Moshoeshoe I used as …
Hlotse
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial center until Lesotho ga…
Maputsoe
Maputsoe is a town located in the northern district of Leribe in Lesotho; it shares a border-post with Ficksburg in the eastern Free State.
Ha Lejone
Ha Lejone is a town in northern Lesotho.