City profile · Lesotho · Africa
Hlotse
Leribe · Lesotho
City population
43,967
#5
in Lesotho
#2
in Leribe
#12,828
worldwide
-28.872, 28.045 · 74 km from Maseru
About Hlotse
Hlotse is a city in Leribe, Lesotho with a population of 43,967. It is the 5th largest of the 11 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lesotho, and the 12,828th largest worldwide. It lies 74 km from Maseru.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Leribe
Rank in region
#2of 2
Elevation
1,645 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Maseru
Coordinates
-28.872, 28.045
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 11 in LesothoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.