Hlotse

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.

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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: Hlotse
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 38558
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Image: Hlotse central part.jpg

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Commons category: Leribe
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Places of interest
Climate
Personalities linked to Hlotse
References
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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.