Basotho cities and towns, found on the map

Place sixteen cities and towns, from Maseru and the district capitals to Morija and Semonkong. Pins mark approximate centers.

16 to find, 8 a run.

2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.

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16 cities and towns · one map

What the map tells you about each one

The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.

Butha-Buthe: Butha-Buthe is the capital of Butha-Buthe district, in the north. It is named for the mountain to the north of the town, and its name means place of lying down. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Hlotse: Hlotse is the capital of Leribe district and an important market town on the Hlotse River. It is also called Leribe, after the nearby French Protestant mission. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Mafeteng: Mafeteng is the capital of Mafeteng district, in the southwest. It lies about 76 kilometers south of Maseru, and the South African border town nearby is Wepener. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Mapoteng: Mapoteng is a community council area in Berea district. It had about 24,000 residents in 2006. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Maputsoe: Maputsoe is a town in Leribe district on the western border. It shares a border post with Ficksburg in South Africa, and the Mohokare River forms the boundary. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Maseru: Maseru is the capital and largest city, on the western border with South Africa. Its name is a Sesotho word meaning red sandstones. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Mazenod: Mazenod is a community council area in Maseru district, southeast of the capital. Moshoeshoe I International Airport, the only international airport in Lesotho, is nearby. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Mohale's Hoek: Mohale's Hoek is the capital of Mohale's Hoek district, in the southwest. It had about 40,000 residents in 2016. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Mokhotlong: Mokhotlong is the capital of Mokhotlong district, in the northeast. Its name means place of the bald ibis. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Morija: Morija is a town in western Lesotho, about 35 kilometers south of Maseru. It was the site of the first French Protestant mission in Lesotho and is home to the Morija Museum and Archives. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Qacha's Nek: Qacha's Nek is the capital of Qacha's Nek district, in the southeast. It lies only two kilometers from the South African border, at about 1,980 meters above sea level. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Quthing: Quthing is the capital of Quthing district, also called Moyeni, the southernmost town in Lesotho. Moyeni is Sesotho for place of wind. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Roma: Roma is a settlement in Maseru district, about 34 kilometers southeast of the capital. Its broad, fertile valley is surrounded by sandstone cliffs. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Semonkong: Semonkong is a settlement in Maseru district, close to the Maletsunyane Falls. Its name means place of smoke, and it was founded in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho displaced by the Gun War. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Teyateyaneng: Teyateyaneng is the capital of Berea district, usually called T.Y.. Its name comes from rivers named for their quick sands. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.
Thaba-Tseka: Thaba-Tseka is the capital of Thaba-Tseka district, in the east. It had about 15,000 residents in the 2016 census. The pin marks an approximate settlement center.

Now find all 16 on the map

How this one works

How many cities and towns are on the map?

16. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.

What is a round?

A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Lesotho page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.

Can I start the map over?

Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 16 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Lesotho keep their progress.

Do I need an account?

No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.

What happens when I get one wrong?

The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.

The other maps of Lesotho

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All of Lesotho’s maps together on the Lesotho atlas page, the country itself on the Lesotho guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.