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Quthing
Sign in to saveQuthing, also known as Moyeni (Sesotho for "place of wind"), is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of Quthing District in Lesotho. Quthing was established in 1877, abandoned in the Gun War of 1880, and then rebuilt at its present site – the southernmost town in Lesotho. It has a population of 27,314 (2016 census).
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- Locality
- Quthing
- Region
- Quthing District
- Country
- Lesotho
- Population
- 33,910
- Timezone
- Africa/Maseru
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Quthing
- Settlement.native_name
- Moyeni
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lesotho
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Quthing District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 27314
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- SAST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1500
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 4921
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15000
- Elevation
- 1500
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- P12749
- escalope
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Quthing, also known as Moyeni (Sesotho for "place of wind"), is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of Quthing District in Lesotho. Quthing was established in 1877, abandoned in the Gun War of 1880, and then rebuilt at its present site – the southernmost town in Lesotho. It has a population of 27,314 (2016 census).
Quthing is divided into Lower Moyeni and Upper Moyeni. Lower Moyeni is largely used for commercial and residential purposes. Upper Moyeni is mainly for administrative purposes and residences for government officials.
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