Butha-Buthe is the capital of Butha-Buthe district in northern Lesotho, named for the mountain to its north, a name meaning place of lying down. It was founded in 1884 to give the local ruler a place to pay taxes without traveling to the more distant town of Hlotse. The 2016 census recorded 35,108 residents, and the district has a subtropical highland climate with a mean annual temperature around 22.2 degrees Celsius and about 666 millimeters of yearly rainfall. The town is home to Bokoro High School, which maintains a sister school relationship with a school in Ottawa, Canada.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Latitude28.783333 degrees south 1 Latitude28.783333 degrees south 1 Sources
1. Butha-Buthe (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 10,000 (2004)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -28.783333, longitude 28.233333
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 10000 (2004)
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