Maseru

Summary

Maseru is a city^[1]. Maseru ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,900 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maseru is located in Maseru District^[3].
• Maseru is in the country of Lesotho^[4].
• Maseru is on the body of water Caledon River^[5].
• Maseru's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Maseru's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Maseru's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Maseru's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• Maseru's official language is recorded as Sesotho^[10].
• Maseru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Austin^[11].
• Maseru's twinned administrative body is recorded as Koblenz^[12].
• Maseru's postal code is recorded as 100^[13].
• Maseru's Commons category is recorded as Maseru^[14].
• Maseru's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[15].
• Maseru's local dialing code is recorded as 22^[16].
• Maseru's local dialing code is recorded as 28^[17].
• 1869 marks the founding of Maseru^[18].
• Maseru's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.31, 'lon': 27.48}^[19].
• Maseru's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.31667, 'lon': 27.48333}^[20].
• Maseru's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maseru^[21].
• Maseru has a population of {'amount': '+227880'}^[22].
• Maseru has a population of {'amount': '+343541'}^[23].
• Maseru has a population of {'amount': '+170000'}^[24].
• Maseru has a population of {'amount': '+115000'}^[25].
• Maseru's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Maseru's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Maseru is in the country of Lesotho^[4]. Maseru is located in Maseru District^[3]. Maseru is on the body of water Caledon River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Maseru covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+138'}^[28]. Maseru sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1600'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+227880'}^[22], {'amount': '+343541'}^[23], {'amount': '+170000'}^[24], and {'amount': '+115000'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], border city^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1869 marks the founding of Maseru^[18].

Why It Matters

Maseru ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,900 views/month).^[2] Maseru has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Maseru is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]