Leribe District

Leribe
District
Nickname:  la 'Mamosa le Molapo
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted
Country	Lesotho
Capital	Hlotse
Area
• Total	2,828 km2 (1,092 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	337,521
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code	+266
HDI (2019)	0.527[1] low · 4th

Leribè is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,828 km² and a population in 2016 of approximately 337,500. Hlotse is the capital or camptown of the district. The district has one additional town, namely Maputsoe. In the west, Leribe borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders Butha-Buthe District in the north, Mokhotlong District in the east, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Berea District in southwest.

As of 2006, the district had a population of 293,369 which was 15.63 per cent of the total population of the country. As of 2008, 48% of the population in the district were economically active. There were 191,052 employed people out of a total of 401,258 people in the district above 15 years of age.