Cities near Maseru

Maseru is a city of 359,753 inhabitants in Lesotho. The most populous cities near Maseru within 100 km are Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Maputsoe. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: -29.3167° Longitude: 27.4833° Population: 359,753 Timezone: Africa/Maseru
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Nearby cities 19 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Botshabelo South Africa 73.7 km 309,714
Thaba Nchu South Africa 63.6 km 72,721
Maputsoe Lesotho 62.6 km 61,916
Ficksburg South Africa 62.4 km 49,420
Mohale's Hoek Lesotho 92.8 km 46,593
Mafeteng Lesotho 61.1 km 45,287
Hlotse Lesotho 73.7 km 43,967
Butha-Buthe Lesotho 96.4 km 40,599
Mabote Lesotho 5.8 km 38,047
Ladybrand South Africa 13.8 km 30,930
Teyateyaneng Lesotho 31.9 km 27,272
Hlohlolwane South Africa 45.3 km 21,089
Marquard South Africa 72.7 km 18,573
Roma Lesotho 26.1 km 14,259
Mapoteng Lesotho 52.9 km 14,161
Nako Lesotho 43.2 km 13,146
Mazenod Lesotho 14.1 km 12,713
Wepener South Africa 62.9 km 11,446
Dewetsdorp South Africa 84.6 km 11,379

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