Butha-Buthe

Place in Butha-Buthe District, Lesotho
28°47′S 28°14′E / 28.783°S 28.233°E / -28.783; 28.233Country LesothoDistrictButha-Buthe DistrictConstituencyButha-ButhePopulation
 (2016 census)
 • Total35,108Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal Code
400[1]
ClimateCwb

Butha-Buthe is the capital or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It has a population of 35,108 (2016 census). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town. It 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.

Climate

Climate data for Botha-Bothe (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.2
(72.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		7.4
(45.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 122.0
(4.80) 		97.9
(3.85) 		86.8
(3.42) 		47.8
(1.88) 		24.0
(0.94) 		16.4
(0.65) 		4.6
(0.18) 		22.2
(0.87) 		21.4
(0.84) 		60.8
(2.39) 		77.2
(3.04) 		84.9
(3.34) 		666
(26.2)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.5 mm) 11 10 10 6 4 3 1 3 3 8 9 10 78
Source: World Meteorological Organization[2]

Sport

Butha-Buthe is home to the former Lesotho Premier League football team, Butha-Buthe Warriors,[3] who currently play in Lesotho A-Division North Stream.[4]

References

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

  1. ^ "Our Offices". Lesotho Post. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Lesotho - Butha-Buthe Warriors FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/Lesotho-A-Division-League-Southern-And-Northern-Stream-Lesotho-366492773738924/ [user-generated source]
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