Central address: Lower Seoli, Maseru, Lesotho
Elevation: 1597.557
Time Zone: Africa/Maseru
Latitude: 29° 21' 47.5884'' S
Longitude: 27° 30' 51.696'' E
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho-South Africa border. Maseru is Lesotho's capital city with a population of approximately 253,000. The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British protectorate in 1869. When the country achieved independence in 1966, Maseru retained its status as capital. The name of the city is a Sesotho word meaning "red sandstones".
The latitude of Maseru is -29.363219, and the longitude is 27.514360. Maseru is a city is located at Lesotho with the gps coordinates of 29° 21' 47.5884'' S and 27° 30' 51.696'' E. The elevation of Maseru is 1597.557, the time zone is Africa/Maseru.
Latitude | -29.363219 | Longitude | 27.514360 |
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Elevation | 1597.557 | DMS Lat | 29° 21' 47.5884'' S |
DMS Lng | 27° 30' 51.696'' E | GeoHASH | kdg8fne6g51zf |
UTM Zone | 35J | UTM Easting | 549922.832380908 |
UTM Northing | 6751661.74876365 | Time Zone | Africa/Maseru |
Country | Lesotho | Country Code | 266 |