Qacha's Nek

- 30.11666666666728.683333333333Koordinaten: 30 ° 7 ' S, 28 ° 41' O

Qacha 's Nek ( pronunciation: ɑtʃɑs nɛk ) is the capital of the district Qacha 's Nek in Lesotho. It lies in the southeast of the country. The name means mountain pass of Ncatya. Ncatya was a son of morena Moorosi while nek comes from the Afrikaans.

Geography

Qacha 's Nek 2004 had about 8,000 inhabitants. The city is the only one in the district is named after her. It is located only two kilometers from the south of the city extending border with South Africa away on 1980 meters above sea level.

Climate

The city has 900 millimeters of rainfall per year, the highest rainfall of all Lesotho district capitals. From the nearby Indian Ocean draw almost daily zoom clouds, so that in Qacha 's Nek there is often fog. In summer the average temperature is 17 ° C, while there are in the capital Maseru 24 ° C.

Traffic

From Qacha 's Nek results to date, no paved road in the other parts of Lesotho. An airport enables flights to Maseru.

Infrastructure

In Qacha 's Nek there is the only hospital in the district.

History

The area around present-day Qacha 's Nek was inhabited until about 1850 exclusively from San. Due to the immigration of Phuthi under their Chief Moorosi they were assimilated. After the Gun War 1880-1881 settled numerous Batlokoa from today South African Griqualand East under their leader Lelingoana in the area. Also for the first time attracted Basotho from other parts Basutolands in the region. 1888, the city Qacha 's Nek was founded as a British headquarters.

In 1961, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qacha 's Nek was built in the city.