Mafeteng
Sign in to saveMafeteng 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Lesotho
- Located in
- Mafeteng District
- Population
- +57059
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Mafeteng District
- Image
- Likhoele.jpg
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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.
== 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."