Lesotho

Official name:
the Kingdom of Lesotho
Name in native language:
Lesotho
Capital:
Maseru
ISO country code
LS
Nat. statistical agency:
Lesotho Bureau of Statistics
Region:
Southern Africa

Census Results

1946-05-07 :
1956-04-08 : 641,674
1966-04-14 : 850,013
1976-04-12 : 1,216,815
1986-04-12 : 1,577,536
1996-04-14 : 1,841,967
2006-04-09 : 1,880,661

the Kingdom of Lesotho

Administrative units

districtcapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1996-04-14
census
population
2006-04-09
census
source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics.
note: Population number above for 2006 are preliminary results based on 'de jure' population without insitutionalized population (including the total is 1,880,661). De Jure according to the LBS, is the population residing within the country plus Basotho citizens residing outside Lesotho. De facto Population would be the population residing within the country irrespective of the nationality and citizenship.
BereaTeyateyaneng2,222240,754248,225
Botha-BotheBotha-Bothe1,767109,192109,139
LeribeHlotse2,828300,160296,673
MafetengMafeteng2,119211,970192,795
MaseruMaseru4,279385,869436,399
Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek3,530184,034173,706
MokhotlongMokhotlong4,07585,62895,332
Qacha's NekQacha's Nek2,34971,66571,756
QuthingQuthing2,916126,342119,811
Thaba TsekaThaba Tseka4,270126,353128,885
total 30,3551,841,9671,872,721

Main cities

namepopulation
1986
estimate
Maseru109,382
Maputsoe20,000
Teyateyaneng14,251
Mafeteng12,667
Hlotse9,595
source: "Book of the Year 2000", Encyclopedia Britannica.