Mohale's Hoek | |
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Capital | Mohale's Hoek |
Area | |
• Total | 3,530 km2 (1,360 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 165,590 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Area code | +266 |
HDI (2019) | 0.518[1] low · 5th |
Mohale's Hoek is a district of Lesotho. Mohale's Hoek is the capital city or camptown, and only town in the district. In the southwest, Mohale's Hoek borders on South Africa, while domestically, it borders on Mafeteng District in northwest, Maseru District in north, Thaba-Tseka District in northeast, Qacha's Nek District in east, and Quthing District in southeast.
As of 2006, the district had a population of 176,928 which was 9.43 per cent of the total population of the country. The total area of the district was 3,530 which was 11.63 per cent of the total area of the country. The density of population in the district was 50.00 per km2. As of 2008, there were 42 per cent economically active people in the district. There were totally 111,150 employed people out of a total of 223,867 people in the district above 15 years of age. The total area planted in 2009 was 27,320 which formed 6.77 per cent of the total area planted in the country.
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