Mafeteng

Mafeteng is a city in Lesotho, and the Camptown (capital city) of the district of Mafeteng. It is located about 76 kilometres south of the country's capital, Maseru and has a population of approximately 61,000. The South African border town to Mafeteng is Wepener.

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Place details

Locality: Mafeteng
Region: Mafeteng District
Country: Lesotho
Population: 45,287
Timezone: Africa/Maseru

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Mafeteng
Settlement.image_skyline: Likhoele.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Likhoele, Mafeteng's second highest mountain, from the reservoir by Kingsgate Primary School
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: Mafeteng District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mafeteng
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 39754
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 57059
Image: Likhoele.jpg

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== History == The town is said to be named after an early visitor, Emile Roland, who was nicknamed "Lefeta," literally meaning "traveller" or "passer-by." Mafeteng translates to English as "The place of the passers-by."