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LESOTHO

Kingdom of Lesotho · LS / LSO / 426

LS
ISO 3166-1 LSO · 426

Lesotho is a southern africa country in Africa. It has a population of 2,108,132, uses LSL, ZAR, speaks English and Sotho.

Population 2,108,132
Area (km²) 30,355
Capital Maseru
Region Southern Africa

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
LSO
ISO numeric
426
Calling code
+266
TLD
.ls
Driving side
Currencies
LSL, ZAR
Languages
eng, sot
Timezones
Flag
🇱🇸

Cities

top 47 by population
Maseru Maseru District 359,753
Maputsoe Leribe 61,916
Mohale's Hoek Mohale's Hoek District 46,593
Mafeteng Mafeteng District 45,287
Hlotse Leribe 43,967
Butha-Buthe Butha-Buthe 40,599
Mabote Berea 38,047
Quthing Quthing 33,910
Teyateyaneng Berea 27,272
Qacha’s Nek Qacha's Nek District 25,573
Thaba-Tseka Thaba-Tseka 16,765
Mokhotlong Mokhotlong District 14,461
Roma Maseru District 14,259
Mapoteng Berea 14,161
Nako Maseru District 13,146
Mazenod Maseru District 12,713
Mantsebo 00 9,216
Semonkong Maseru District 8,636
Phamong Mohale's Hoek District 8,402
Mamathes 00 8,058
Mount Moorosi Quthing 6,992
Pitseng Leribe 6,486
Thabana Morena 00 5,970
Mantsonyane Thaba-Tseka 5,965
Peka Leribe 5,937
Kolo Maseru District 5,233
Morija Maseru District 5,160
Sefikeng Berea 5,119
Rothe Maseru District 4,879
Morunyaneng 00 4,541
Matsieng 00 4,197
Kolonyama 00 3,989
Mapholaneng Mokhotlong District 3,739
Katse Thaba-Tseka 2,870
Tsa Kholo 00 2,688
Makhakhe Mafeteng District 2,486
Sekake 00 2,443
Sehonghong Thaba-Tseka 2,234
Mpharane 00 2,181
Lejone 00 2,178
Sehlabathebe 00 1,985
Mphaki Quthing 1,978
Ramabanta Maseru District 1,971
Mohale Thaba-Tseka 1,932
Ketane Mohale's Hoek District 1,908
Seshote Leribe 1,858
Marakabeis Thaba-Tseka 1,659

Airports

top 18
LRB

Leribe Airport

Small airport

LES

Lesobeng Airport

Small airport

MSG

Matsaile Airport

Small airport

MFC

Mafeteng Airport

Small airport

MKH

Mokhotlong Airport

Small airport

FXMU

Mejametalana Air Base

Small airport

NKU

Nkaus Airport

Small airport

PEL

Pelaneng Airport

Small airport

UTG

Quthing Airport

Small airport

UNE

Qacha's Nek Airport

Small airport

SHK

Sehonghong Airport

Small airport

SKQ

Sekakes Airport

Small airport

SOK

Semonkong Airport

Small airport

SHZ

Seshutes Airport

Small airport

THB

Thaba-Tseka Airport

Small airport

LEF

Lebakeng Airport

Small airport

TKO

Tlokoeng Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Lesotho use?
LSL, ZAR.
What languages are spoken in Lesotho?
English and Sotho.
What is the capital of Lesotho?
Maseru.
How many cities are in Lesotho?
47 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/LS

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "LS",
    "iso_alpha3": "LSO",
    "iso_numeric": "426",
    "common_name": "Lesotho",
    "official_name": "Kingdom of Lesotho",
    "capital": "Maseru",
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Southern Africa",
    "population": 2108132,
    "flag_emoji": "🇱🇸",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+266"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".ls"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/ls.svg",
    "area": 30355.0,
    "latitude": -29.5,
    "longitude": 28.5,
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English",
      "sot": "Sotho"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "LSL": {
        "name": "Lesotho loti",
        "symbol": "L"
      },
      "ZAR": {
        "name": "South African rand",
        "symbol": "R"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "ZAF"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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