Maseru
capital of Lesotho
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Summary
Maseru is a city[1]. Maseru ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,038 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Maseru District[3]
- Country: Lesotho[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caledon River[5]
- Instance of: border city[6], big city[7]
- Official language: English[8], Sesotho[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Austin[10], Koblenz[11]
- Postal code: 100[12]
- Commons category: Maseru[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[14]
- Local dialing code: 22[15], 28[16]
- Inception: 1869[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maseru[18]
- Population: 227,880[19], 343,541[20], 170,000[21], 115,000[22]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Capital of: Lesotho[25], Maseru District[26], Basutoland[27]
- Category for people born here: Q16441013[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q32411710[29]
- Demonym: Maséroise[30], Masérois[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Maseru[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 1600 m[33]
- Area: 138 km²[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[35]
Why It Matters
Maseru has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Maseru is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]