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Maputsoe

Leribe · Lesotho
City population
61,916
#2
in Lesotho
#1
in Leribe
#9,302
worldwide
MaseruMaputsoe
-28.887, 27.899 · 63 km from Maseru
Share of Lesotho
2.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,583 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Maseru
Time zone
Africa/Maseru
IANA zone identifier

About Maputsoe

Maputsoe is a city in Leribe, Lesotho with a population of 61,916. It is the 2nd largest of the 11 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lesotho, and the 9,302nd largest worldwide. It lies 63 km from Maseru.

Position in Lesotho
#2of 11
LargestSmallest
Position in Leribe
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Leribe
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
-28.887, 27.899
Record updated
21 December 2023
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.

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All 11 in Lesotho

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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