Maseru

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city national capital

Maseru is the largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural center of the Kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa.

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
national capital ⓘ
becameCapitalOf independent Lesotho ⓘ
borderCityWith South Africa ⓘ
callingCodeOfCountry +266 ⓘ
climate subtropical highland climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coordinates 29.31°S 27.48°E ⓘ
country Lesotho ⓘ
currencyUsed Lesotho loti ⓘ
South African rand ⓘ
dateOfIndependenceOfCountry 1966 ⓘ
demographics predominantly Basotho people ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,600 meters ⓘ
foundedAs police camp ⓘ
foundedBy British colonial authorities ⓘ
governmentBuildingsLocation Royal Palace of Lesotho ⓘ
hasAirport Moshoeshoe I International Airport ⓘ
hasIndustry construction materials ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
textiles and garments ⓘ
hasPopulationRankInCountry 1 ⓘ
hasStadium Setsoto Stadium ⓘ
hasUniversity National University of Lesotho (main administration presence) ⓘ
isCapitalOf Lesotho ⓘ
Maseru District ⓘ
isLargestCityOf Lesotho ⓘ
locatedIn Maseru District ⓘ
locatedNear border with South Africa ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Caledon River ⓘ
nationalParliamentLocation Parliament of Lesotho ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
Sesotho ⓘ
postalSystemOfCountry Lesotho postal codes ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivities commerce ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
services ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
religionMajority Christianity ⓘ
roadConnectionTo Bloemfontein ⓘ
roadNetworkType hub of Lesotho road network ⓘ
role administrative center of Lesotho ⓘ
cultural center of Lesotho ⓘ
economic center of Lesotho ⓘ
timezone SAST ⓘ
utcOffset +2 ⓘ
vehicleDrivingSide left ⓘ
wasCapitalOf British Protectorate of Basutoland ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lesotho → capital → Maseru ⓘ
Lesotho → largestCity → Maseru ⓘ