Maseru District
Location of District Maseru in Lesotho
The District Maseru is the most populous administrative unit within the located in Southern Africa Lesotho. Around a quarter of the country's population lives there.
Geography
The district is located in the west of Maseru Lesotho. It covers an area of 4279 km ². 2006 429 823 inhabitants living there.
See also: data of the districts of Lesotho
From North to South, in a clockwise direction, the district borders the districts of Maseru to Berea, Thaba- Tseka, Mohale 's Hoek and Mafeteng. To the west of the river Caledon forms ( Sesotho: Mohokare ) the border to the South African province of the Free State.
While the district includes large portions of the densely populated Lesotho Lowlands in the west, is the eastern part of the district in the Highlands or Maloti Mountains, so often hard to reach mountainous regions. The lowest altitude is about 1400 meters to the southwest of the district. The highest mountain of the district is the 2886 meter high Machache, which is the most striking part of the Front Range, the western mountains of the Highlands.
Towns
Maseru
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. The city is also the most populous by far the country's economic center as well as Lesotho. Furthermore, Maseru is the district capital.
Romany
In Roma, 35 kilometers southeast of Maseru, is with the National University of Lesotho is the only University of Lesotho. In addition, is the nucleus of the Roman Catholic Church in present-day Lesotho.
Moriah
Moriah is located about 40 kilometers south of Maseru. Here was founded in 1833 by French missionaries, the first mission under Moshoeshoe I.. To date, Moriah is the center of Lesotho Evangelical Church. Every year takes place the Moriah Arts & Cultural Festival here. The place is named after the biblical site of Moriah - today: Temple Mount in Jerusalem - named, where Abraham was to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Thaba Bosiu
Thaba Bosiu ( German about: mountain at night) is located about 20 kilometers east of Maseru. The place was 1824-1870 seat of the chief Moshoeshoe I in 1837 there the second mission station in the country was founded. On the plateau above the village there was security against invading troops - this plateau could never be taken so that the Basotho nation could never be conquered by enemy forces. Even today, the place is revered as a national shrine.
Matsieng
The rural Matsieng east of Moriah is the rural residence of the royal dynasty. There are a number of agricultural projects with exemplary character and generally a good infrastructure. It was founded in 1858 by Letsie, a son Moshoeshoes I.. The name means "the place of Letsies people."
Mazenod
Mazenod is located about 16 kilometers south of Maseru on the main road. Since 1930 it is the seat of a printing company that is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Lesotho. Since then, there the weekly Moeletsi oa Basotho is issued. In the vicinity is the Moshoeshoe I International Airport.
Ha Khotso
Near the village of Ha Khotso north of Roma you can find the famous cave paintings of Lesotho. The place is called Ha Baroana ( German: the small San ). The drawings are probably a few hundred years old. In an overhanging wall there are numerous artistic representations of that hunt prey such as wildebeest and other antelope.
Semonkong
The most important place of the district of Maseru in the Highlands is Semonkong. In the village you will find tourist accommodation, because close by are the Maletsunyane waterfall, with about 192 meters height, the highest single-stage waterfalls of southern Africa. Semonkong itself is located about 2200 meters above sea level.
Community Council
The Community Councils ( about: communities ) are Abia, Likalaneng, Lilala, Lithabaneng, Lithoteng, Makheka, Makhoarane, Makhalaneng, Makolopetsane, Manonyane, Maseru Central, Mazenod, Mohlakeng, Motimposo, Nyakosoba, Qiloane, Qoaling, Ratau, Ribaneng, Semonkong, Stadium Area and Chantelle.