Mohale's Hoek District

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Location of Mohale's Hoek district in Lesotho

Basic data
Administrative city Mohale's Hoek
surface 3530 km²
population 165,590 (as of 2016)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 LS-F
Telephone code +266

The Mohale's Hoek district is one of ten districts (districts) of the Kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa .

geography

The district is located in the south of Lesotho. It is named after its capital Mohale's Hoek .

Its size is 3530 km², its population 165,590 (as of 2016).

See also: Data from the districts of Lesotho

The Mohale's Hoek district is partly in the Lowlands of Lesothos, partly in the Highlands ( Maloti Mountains ).

It borders in the north on the Mafeteng district , east of it on the Maseru district , in the northeast on the Thaba-Tseka district , in the southeast on the Qacha's Nek district and in the south on the Quthing district . To the northwest of the Mohale's Hoek district is the South African province of Free State and to the southwest is the South African province of Eastern Cape . Thus the district is surrounded by numerous other regional authorities.

Localities

  • Mohale's Hoek, founded in 1884, named after Moshoeshoes I's younger brother , Mohale, is the only town in the district
  • Thaba-Tšoeu (German: White Mountain ), with remains of petrified trees
  • Maphutšeng, mission station , with fossilized dinosaur footprints
  • Ha Tšepo, place on the site of the former main town Old Hoek

Community Councils

The Community Councils are Khoelenya, Likhutloaneng, Mashaleng, Mootsinyane, Nkau, Phamong, Qabane, Qhobeng, Qobong, Seroto, Siloe, Teke and Thaba-Mokhele.

literature

Web links

Commons : Mohale's Hoek District  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2016 Summary Key Findings. Bureau of Statistics (PDF), accessed March 17, 2018
  2. ↑ Statistics at statoids.com (English), accessed on December 29, 2012

Coordinates: 30 ° 10 ′  S , 27 ° 40 ′  E