Leribe District
District in Lesotho / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km2 and a population in 2016 of approximately 337,500. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district. The district has one additional town, namely Maputsoe. In the west, Leribe borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders Butha-Buthe District in the north, Mokhotlong District in the east, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Berea District in southwest.
Leribe | |
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Nickname: la 'Mamosa le Molapo | |
Country | Lesotho |
Capital | Hlotse |
Area | |
• Total | 2,828 km2 (1,092 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 337,521 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Area code | +266 |
HDI (2019) | 0.527[1] low · 4th |
As of 2006, the district had a population of 293,369 which was 15.63 per cent of the total population of the country. As of 2008, 48% of the population in the district were economically active. There were 191,052 employed people out of a total of 401,258 people in the district above 15 years of age.