Seshote

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Seshote
Seshote (Lesotho)
Seshote
Seshote
Coordinates 29 ° 16 ′  S , 28 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 16 ′  S , 28 ° 33 ′  E
Basic data
Country Lesotho

District

Leribe
height 2180 m

Seshote even Ha Seshote , is a place in the district of Leribe in Lesotho in southern Africa .

geography

Seshote is located in the Maloti Mountains west of the Matsoku , a tributary of the Malibamatšo , which flows roughly from north to south . The districts of Mokhotlong and Thaba-Tseka border the Leribe district near the town .

Seshote is also the name of the Community Council in which the place is located. The Community Council had a population of 9,693 in 2006.

Economy and Infrastructure

Seshote is agriculturally oriented. There is a Roman Catholic mission station and the Seshutes airfield ( ICAO code FXSS, IATA code SHZ). Seshote is on the A25 , which runs from Hlotse to the A3 at Thaba-Tseka . As part of the Lesotho Highland Water Project , another paved road is to lead from Seshote to the planned Polihali Dam.

Individual evidence

  1. Information Handbook 1/2009: Leribe District. pitsong.org (English; PDF)
  2. Seshutes. world-airport-codes.com (English), accessed on May 3, 2020
  3. Resettlement action plan summary for Lesotho Highland Water Project Phase II. Afdb.org, 2019 (English; PDF)