Butha-Buthe

Butha-Buthe is the capital or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It had a population of 35,108 (2016 census). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town. Its name means "place of lying down."

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Locality: Ha Mokete
Region: Leribe District
Country: Lesotho
Population: 40,599
Timezone: Africa/Maseru

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Settlement.official_name: Butha-Buthe
Settlement.image_skyline: Butha-Buthe.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Main Street of Butha-Buthe
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: Butha-Buthe District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Butha-Buthe
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016 census
Settlement.population_total: 35108
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Butha-Buthe was founded in 1884 in order to provide the local ruler with a place where he could pay taxes, rather than forcing him to the more distant town of Hlotse.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Butha-Buthe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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