Khafung | |
|---|---|
Community Council / Constituency | |
  Khafung Geographic Center of Community | |
| Coordinates: 29°07′00″S27°55′00″E / 29.11667°S 27.91667°E | |
| Country |  Lesotho |
| District | Berea District |
| Elevation | 4,816 ft (1,468 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 25,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Khafung is a constituency located in the Berea District of Lesotho. The population in 2006 was 25,660. [2]
| Ha Tšekelo Ha Motsoaole Ha Mosethe Ha Mosoeunyane Ha Mokhehle Ha Monnanyane Ha Rapopo Ha Libenyane Ha Ramachine Ha Chaba | Ha Tšoeunyane Ha Phiri Ha Lebina Ha Phoofolo Ha Mokhethi Ha Mosobela Ha Ramotete Lipatolong Sebala-Bala Ha Morolong | Ha Ntebele Kolone Mamathe Cana Paballong Ha Mamathe Ha Lenea Ha Seoka Ha Lenea (Ha Mamathe) Ha Malesela | Tilimaneng Khalahali Ha Mphetlane Thota-Peli Ha Jane Ha Matseleli Ha Phalatsane Ha Rantung Ha Kholopane Ha Hlaonyane |
Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km border, it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian peninsula. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest peak in Southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.
Telecommunications in Lesotho include radio, television, print and online newspapers, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
LS may refer to:
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017. He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to a near-total victory in the 1998 election, and under his leadership the party also won majorities in the 2002 and 2007 elections. While serving as Prime Minister, Mosisili was also Minister of Defence.
The Kingdom of Lesotho is divided into ten districts, each headed by a district administrator. Each district has a capital known as a camptown. The districts are further subdivided into 80 constituencies, which consist of 129 local community councils. Most of the districts are named after their capitals. Hlotse, the capital of Leribe District is also known as Leribe. Conversely, the Berea District is sometimes called Teyateyaneng, based on its capital.
Berea is a district of Lesotho. In the west, Berea borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts: Leribe District in the north, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Maseru District in the south. Teyateyaneng is the capital of the district. It is also home to the Kome Cave Dwellings. It is also the only district in Lesotho which is not named after its capital.
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.ls is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Lesotho.
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ISO 3166-2:LS is the entry for Lesotho in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Lesotho Passports are issued to citizens of Lesotho to travel outside the country.
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