Maseru
| Piiluu | 1869  |
|---|---|
| Demonym | Maséroise, Masérois |
| Official language | Bɔrefɔ, st |
| Paaloŋ | Lesotho |
| Capital of | Lesotho, Maseru District, Basutoland |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Maseru District |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Caledon River |
| Coordinate location | 29°18′36″S 27°28′48″E |
| Twinned administrative body | Austin, Koblenz |
| Postal code | 100 |
| Local dialing code | 22, 28 |
Maseru e la teŋkpoŋ ane kapital naŋ be a Lesotho. O meŋ eɛ kapital ko Maseru District. Naŋ be a Caledon River, Maseru a kɔgele a Lesotho–South Africa turibogi. Maseru taa la noba yagroŋ neŋ 330,760 a 2016 noba yagroŋ sɔrebo wagere. Maseru taa noba yagroŋ naŋ e 330,760 in2016 noba yagroŋ sɔrebo. Teŋɛ eɛ a police camp kyɛ pãã da la leɛ kapital o na da paale a British protectorate a 1869. A teŋɛ naŋ da nyɛ meŋɛ soobo a 1966, Maseru da naŋ eɛ kapital. A teŋɛ paaloŋ yuori da la a Sesotho yelbie muni naŋ e "red sandstones".[1][2]
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Mejametala Airport (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7
(83.7) |
27.6
(81.7) |
25.7
(78.3) |
22.9
(73.2) |
19.7
(67.5) |
16.7
(62.1) |
16.9
(62.4) |
19.7
(67.5) |
23.3
(73.9) |
24.8
(76.6) |
26.3
(79.3) |
27.9
(82.2) |
23.4
(74.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.8
(58.6) |
14.6
(58.3) |
12.5
(54.5) |
8.6
(47.5) |
3.7
(38.7) |
0.2
(32.4) |
−0.5
(31.1) |
2.4
(36.3) |
6.9
(44.4) |
10.1
(50.2) |
11.9
(53.4) |
13.4
(56.1) |
8.2
(46.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 121.7
(4.79) |
92.1
(3.63) |
86.2
(3.39) |
46.9
(1.85) |
26.1
(1.03) |
12.1
(0.48) |
5.7
(0.22) |
18.2
(0.72) |
16.1
(0.63) |
62.2
(2.45) |
73.2
(2.88) |
81.0
(3.19) |
641.5
(25.26) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.5 mm) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 77 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Maseru (1931–1960) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28
(82) |
27
(81) |
25
(77) |
21
(70) |
18
(64) |
15
(59) |
16
(61) |
19
(66) |
23
(73) |
24
(75) |
26
(79) |
28
(82) |
23
(72) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14
(57) |
14
(57) |
12
(54) |
8
(46) |
3
(37) |
0
(32) |
−1
(30) |
2
(36) |
6
(43) |
9
(48) |
12
(54) |
13
(55) |
8
(46) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114
(4.5) |
89
(3.5) |
96
(3.8) |
67
(2.6) |
29
(1.1) |
12
(0.5) |
14
(0.6) |
15
(0.6) |
19
(0.7) |
63
(2.5) |
80
(3.1) |
93
(3.7) |
691
(27.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 88 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 37 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 287 | 263 | 259 | 241 | 247 | 232 | 254 | 279 | 278 | 276 | 279 | 307 | 3,202 |
| Source: Danish Meteorological Institute | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]List of sister cities of Maseru, designated by Sister Cities International.
- Tɛmpileti:Country data USA Austin, United States
Ceuta, Spain
Bibliography
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh, eds. (2003). "Maseru, Lesotho". Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History. Routledge. ISBN 0415234794.
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