Map of Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho is located in Southern Africa. Below you can see where Lesotho sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Maseru.
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Administrative divisions of Lesotho
Lesotho is divided into 10 districts.
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- Berea
- Butha-Buthe
- Leribe
- Mafeteng
- Maseru
- Mohale's Hoek
- Mokhotlong
- Qacha's Nek
- Quthing
- Thaba-Tseka
Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.
Where is Lesotho?
Lesotho lies in Southern Africa. Its geographic centre is at about 29.61° S, 28.23° E, and the capital, Maseru, is at 29.31° S, 27.48° E.
With 30,355 km², it is the 43rd-largest of the 54 countries in Africa — about 12% of the size of the United Kingdom.
Lesotho lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
Lesotho is landlocked, with no coastline. See all landlocked countries.
Neighbouring countries: South Africa.
Geography of Lesotho
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Area
- 30,355 km²
- Geographic centre
- 29.61° S, 28.23° E
- Capital (Maseru)
- 29.31° S, 27.48° E
- Size rank in Africa
- 43 of 54
- Highest point
- Thabana Ntlenyana (3,482 m)
- Land borders
- 1
Bordering countries: South Africa.