Highest Major Cities in Lesotho

Cities in Lesotho with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres11 entries🇱🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 11

1,600 metres1,800 metres2,000 metres2,200 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Thaba-Tseka16,765 people · Thaba-Tseka

2,230 m

Qacha’s Nek25,573 people · Qacha's Nek District

1,974 m

Butha-Buthe40,599 people · Butha-Buthe

1,716 m

Teyateyaneng27,272 people · Berea

1,693 m

Mafeteng45,287 people · Mafeteng District

1,669 m

Hlotse43,967 people · Leribe

1,645 m

Mohale's Hoek46,593 people · Mohale's Hoek District

1,598 m

Maputsoe61,916 people · Leribe

1,583 m

Maseru359,753 people · Maseru District

1,552 m

Quthing33,910 people · Quthing

1,515 m

Mabote38,047 people · Berea

1,507 m

Highlights

Within Lesotho, Thaba-Tseka ranks first in 2026 with 2,230 m, followed by Qacha’s Nek (1,974 m) and Butha-Buthe (1,716 m).

Across 11 entries, values run from 2,230 m (Thaba-Tseka) to 1,507 m (Mabote), with a median of 1,645 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.