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Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British protectorate in 1869. When the country achieved independence in 1966, Maseru retained its status ...
Maseru is also the name of the district's capital, and is the only city in the district and also the capital of the country. It is the largest urban area in the country, and therefore the only city. The city of Maseru is located on Lesotho's western border with the Free State Province of South Africa, the frontier being the Caledon River.
Map of Lesotho Maseru, Capital of Lesotho. ... List. Cities in Lesotho Rank City Population District Census 1986 Census 1996 Census 2016 1. Maseru: 98,017: 137,837:
By the time the SADC forces withdrew in May 1999, much of the capital of Maseru "lay in ruins", and the southern provincial capital towns of Mafeteng and Mohale's Hoek had lost over a third of their commercial real estate. An Interim Political Authority (IPA), charged with reviewing the electoral structure in the country, was created in ...
Historical population of Lesotho (Our World in Data). According to the 2016 census, Lesotho has a total population of 2,007,201. [1] Of the population, 34.17 percent lived in urban and 65.83 percent in rural areas. [1] The country's capital, Maseru, accounts for around half of the total urban population. The sex distribution is 982,133 male and ...
Roma is a settlement under the Manonyane Community Council in the Maseru District of Lesotho, some 34 kilometers southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho.The Roma valley is broad and fertile, and is surrounded by sandstone cliffs topped to the East by basalt mountains which provide magnificent scenery.
Moshoeshoe I International Airport (IATA: MSU, ICAO: FXMM) is an airport serving Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. The airport is named in honor of Moshoeshoe I, king of Lesotho from 1822 to 1870. It is in the town of Mazenod, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of downtown Maseru.
The river is the primary source of water for Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, which stands on the river. During periods of low rainfall, water shortages can ensue. To combat this, several reservoirs have been created with structures such as the Muela Dam and the Meulspruit Dam. [4] In 2003, water was released from here to avert drought. [5]