Butha-Buthe

Butha-Buthe

Main Street of Butha-Buthe
Butha-Buthe

Location in Lesotho

Coordinates: 28°47′S 28°14′E / 28.783°S 28.233°E / -28.783; 28.233
Country  Lesotho
District Butha-Buthe District
Time zone South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)
Climate Cwb

Butha-Buthe (also Buta-Buthe) is the capital city or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It has a population of approximately 10,000 (2004). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town, which King Moshoeshoe I used as his a fortification and headquarters from 1821 to 1823, during his war with the Zulu king Shaka. The city's name means "place of deposits."

Butha-Buthe was founded in 1884 in order to provide the local ruler with a place where he could pay taxes, rather than forcing him to the more distant town of Hlotse.

The town has a high school called Bokoro High School. A Canadian organization called Help Lesotho, has been assisting the school with their literary skills, and it is now becoming one of the highest ranked schools for literacy skills out of the schools, assisted by Help Lesotho. Bokoro is twinned with Ridgemont High School in Ottawa.

Coordinates: 28°47′S 28°14′E / 28.783°S 28.233°E / -28.783; 28.233

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