MASERU

Maseru District · LESOTHO (LS) · 29.32°S / 27.48°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 932,505

Maseru is a city in Lesotho with a population of 359,753. It sits at -29.32/27.48, runs on Africa/Maseru, is 5 km from Mabote.

Population 359,753

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Maseru

All facts

fields

Country: Lesotho
Subdivision: Maseru District
Coords: 29.32°S / 27.48°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Mabote Berea 38,047 5.8 km

N Ladybrand Free State 30,930 13.8 km

SE Mazenod Maseru District 12,713 14.1 km

S Mantsebo 00 9,216 18.8 km

SE Roma Maseru District 14,259 26.1 km

S Rothe Maseru District 4,879 28.4 km

E Sefikeng Berea 5,119 31.8 km

NE Teyateyaneng Berea 27,272 31.9 km

S Matsieng 00 4,197 34.3 km

S Morija Maseru District 5,160 34.8 km

Air access

nearby

FXMU

Mejametalana Air Base

Small airport

0.0 km

MSU

Moshoeshoe I International Airport

Large airport

16.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Maseru?: 359,753 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Maseru in?: Africa/Maseru.
Which country is Maseru in?: Lesotho (LS).
Which airport serves Maseru?: Mejametalana Air Base (FXMU).
Does Maseru have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Lesotho?: English.
What currency is used in Lesotho?: Loti and Rand.
How many cities are in Lesotho?: 47 on record.
Which admin region is Maseru in?: Maseru District.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/932505

{
  "data": {
    "id": 932505,
    "name": "Maseru",
    "ascii_name": "Maseru",
    "country_code": "LS",
    "population": 359753,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Maseru",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -29.31667,
    "longitude": 27.48333
  }
}

Context

comparatives

9.5x the population of Mabote.
5 km from Mabote.
Same timezone (Africa/Maseru) as 46 other cities in Lesotho.