Quthing District
| Quthing | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted |
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| Country |  Lesotho |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,126 sq mi (2,916 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 120,502 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (41/km2) |
| Time zone | CAT (UTC+2) |
Quthing is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 2,916 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 120,502.[1] Moyeni, is the camp town or capital of the district. Moyeni means "the place of the wind." There are two of the most important sets of dinosaur footprints in the region. There is a large panel of Bushman paintings at Qomoqomong.[2] Quthing district is home to the Masitise Cave House, a satellite location of the Morija Museum & Archives.
Geography
In the southwest, south and east, Quthing borders on the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts:
- Mohale's Hoek District - north
- Qacha's Nek District - northeast
Constituencies
Constituencies of Quthing District:[3]
Community Councils
Community councils of Quthing District:[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Quthing District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
8 (46) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
9.6 (49.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 92 (3.62) |
101 (3.98) |
79 (3.11) |
39 (1.54) |
19 (0.75) |
65 (2.56) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
2 (0.08) |
23 (0.91) |
89 (3.5) |
230 (9.06) |
742 (29.21) |
| Source #1: [5] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Table A.2, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2006.
- ↑ See Lesotho.
- ↑ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, Village List 2006
- ↑ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, Village List 2006.
- ↑ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Tables A.6c and A.7c, Quthing Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.
- ↑ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Table A.5c, Quthing Station, Tables_A_Geography.xls, 2008.
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