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List of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index. 2 languages. Español; Türkçe; Edit links. ... District HDI (2021) Low human development 1: Maseru: 0.547 2 ...
A mokorotlo is a type of straw hat widely used for traditional Sotho clothing Lesotho flag at the Sani Pass border post. The current national flag of Lesotho, adopted on the 40th anniversary of Lesotho's independence on 4 October 2006, [2] features a horizontal blue, white, and green tricolour with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) in the center.
Berea is a district of Lesotho. In the west, Berea borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts: Leribe District in the north, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Maseru District in the south. Teyateyaneng is the capital of the district.
Maseru was founded by the British as a small police camp in 1869, following the conclusion of the Free State–Basotho Wars when Basutoland became a British protectorate. [3] [4] [5] Maseru is located at the edge of the "conquered territories" relinquished to the Orange Free State (now the Free State province of South Africa) as part of the peace terms.
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted. ... Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km 2 and a population in 2016 of approximately 337,500.
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted. Country ... The Western districts of Lesotho has predominantly low land zone with an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft ...
The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamat'so River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the Tekezé Dam in Ethiopia. Located just below the confluence of the Bokong River, which forms the western arm of the Katse reservoir, the dam is part of a larger project which will eventually include five large dams in remote rural areas.
The economy of Lesotho is based on tourism, manufacturing, mining, and agriculture, and depends heavily on remittances from its diaspora. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Lesotho , a lower middle income country, is geographically surrounded by South Africa and is economically integrated with it as well.