List of the largest cities in Lesotho
This is a list of the biggest cities in Lesotho .
By far the largest city in Lesotho is Maseru with a population of 330,760 (as of 2016). This means that around 17 percent of the country's population is concentrated in the capital.
The following table lists the cities with more than 5000 inhabitants, the results of the census of April 12, 1986, April 14, 1996, 2006 and 2016, and the district to which the city belongs. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
| rank | city | Residents | District | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 census | 1996 census | 2006 census | 2016 census | |||
| 1. | Maseru | 98.017 | 137,837 | 197.907 | 330.760 | Maseru |
| 2. | Teyateyaneng | 24,336 | 48,869 | 61,475 | Berea | |
| 3. | Maputsoe | 8,267 | 27,951 | 30,800 | 55,541 | Leribe |
| 4th | Mohale's Hoek | 7,899 | 17,871 | 28,310 | 40,040 | Mohale's Hoek |
| 5. | Mafeteng | 12,598 | 20,804 | 32,148 | 39,754 | Mafeteng |
| 6th | Pilot | 8,021 | 23,122 | 25,300 | 38,558 | Leribe |
| 7th | Butha-buthe | 7,509 | 12,611 | 14,268 | 35,108 | Butha-buthe |
| 8th. | Quthing | 4,471 | 9,858 | 13,776 | 27,314 | Quthing |
| 9. | Qacha's Nek | 4,589 | 4,797 | 8,167 | 15,917 | Qacha's Nek |
| 10. | Thaba-Tseka | 2.127 | 4,449 | 6,752 | 15,248 | Thaba-Tseka |
| 11. | Mokhotlong | 2,257 | 4,275 | 8,808 | 12,940 | Mokhotlong |
| 12. | Semonkong | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 7,856 | Maseru |