
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial centre until Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2016 was 38,558.
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The alternate name, Leribe, comes from the adjacent French Protestant Leribe Mission, founded in 1859 by François Coillard. Hlotse is also called Leribe because it is the camptown in the district of Leribe.
The main Basotho headquarters for Help Lesotho is in Hlotse.
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Towns around Hlotse
- Maputsoe14 km W
- Ficksburg17 km W
- Butha-Buthe23 km NE
- Fouriesburg32 km NE
- Teyateyaneng42 km SW
- Hlohlolwane47 km W
- Marquard64 km W
- Ladybrand68 km SW
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