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Lesotho: cities by population

Lesotho has a population of 2,108,132, with Maseru as its capital. The 47 largest of its 47 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Maseru	Maseru District	359,753
2	Maputsoe	Leribe	61,916
3	Mohale's Hoek	Mohale's Hoek District	46,593
4	Mafeteng	Mafeteng District	45,287
5	Hlotse	Leribe	43,967
6	Butha-Buthe	Butha-Buthe	40,599
7	Mabote	Berea	38,047
8	Quthing	Quthing	33,910
9	Teyateyaneng	Berea	27,272
10	Qacha’s Nek	Qacha's Nek District	25,573
11	Thaba-Tseka	Thaba-Tseka	16,765
12	Mokhotlong	Mokhotlong District	14,461
13	Roma	Maseru District	14,259
14	Mapoteng	Berea	14,161
15	Nako	Maseru District	13,146
16	Mazenod	Maseru District	12,713
17	Mantsebo		9,216
18	Semonkong	Maseru District	8,636
19	Phamong	Mohale's Hoek District	8,402
20	Mamathes		8,058
21	Mount Moorosi	Quthing	6,992
22	Pitseng	Leribe	6,486
23	Thabana Morena		5,970
24	Mantsonyane	Thaba-Tseka	5,965
25	Peka	Leribe	5,937
26	Kolo	Maseru District	5,233
27	Morija	Maseru District	5,160
28	Sefikeng	Berea	5,119
29	Rothe	Maseru District	4,879
30	Morunyaneng		4,541
31	Matsieng		4,197
32	Kolonyama		3,989
33	Mapholaneng	Mokhotlong District	3,739
34	Katse	Thaba-Tseka	2,870
35	Tsa Kholo		2,688
36	Makhakhe	Mafeteng District	2,486
37	Sekake		2,443
38	Sehonghong	Thaba-Tseka	2,234
39	Mpharane		2,181
40	Lejone		2,178
41	Sehlabathebe		1,985
42	Mphaki	Quthing	1,978
43	Ramabanta	Maseru District	1,971
44	Mohale	Thaba-Tseka	1,932
45	Ketane	Mohale's Hoek District	1,908
46	Seshote	Leribe	1,858
47	Marakabeis	Thaba-Tseka	1,659

Twenty years earlier: Lesotho in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 2,393,207.