Hlotse
Sign in to saveHlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2016 was 38,558.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hlotse
- Region
- Leribe District
- Country
- Lesotho
- Population
- 43,967
- Timezone
- Africa/Maseru
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hlotse
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hlotse central part.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Downtown Hlotse
- 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
- Leribe District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Lesotho
- Located in
- Leribe District
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Leribe District
- Image
- Hlotse central part.jpg
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- Places of interest
- Climate
- Personalities linked to Hlotse
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Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2016 was 38,558.
The alternate name, Leribe, comes from the adjacent French Protestant Leribe Mission, founded in 1859 by François Coillard. Hlotse is also called Leribe because it is the camptown in the district of Leribe.