Map of Butha-Buthe, Lesotho

Butha-Buthe is the administrative centre of Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, with a population of about 40,599. It lies at 28.7666°S, 28.2494°E. Butha-Buthe is about 96 km (60 mi) northeast of Maseru, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hlotse, 23 km to the southwest.

Butha-Buthe at a glance

Where is Butha-Buthe?

• The 6th largest city in Lesotho by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 18 min on the shortest day to 13 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Butha-Buthe

• Hlotse — 23 km southwest
• Maputsoe — 37 km west
• Ficksburg — 38 km west, South Africa
• Bethlehem — 60 km north, South Africa
• Phuthaditjhaba — 61 km northeast, South Africa
• Senekal — 79 km northwest, South Africa
• Maseru — 96 km southwest
• Harrismith — 102 km northeast, South Africa
• Ladysmith — 151 km east, South Africa
• Mafeteng — 153 km southwest

Largest cities in Lesotho

• Maseru — 359,753
• Maputsoe — 61,916
• Mohale's Hoek — 46,593
• Mafeteng — 45,287
• Hlotse — 43,967
• Quthing — 33,910

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.