Butha-Buthe
Sign in to saveButha-Buthe is the capital or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It had a population of 35,108 (2016 census). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town. Its name means "place of lying down."
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Place details
- Locality
- Ha Mokete
- Region
- Leribe District
- Country
- Lesotho
- Population
- 40,599
- Timezone
- Africa/Maseru
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Butha-Buthe
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Butha-Buthe.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street of Butha-Buthe
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lesotho
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Lesotho
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Butha-Buthe District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Lesotho
- Located in
- Butha-Buthe District
- Population
- +10000
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Butha-Buthe District
- Image
- Butha-Buthe.jpg
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Butha-Buthe is the capital or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It had a population of 35,108 (2016 census). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town. Its name means "place of lying down."
Butha-Buthe was founded in 1884 in order to provide the local ruler with a place where he could pay taxes, rather than forcing him to the more distant town of Hlotse.