Thaba-Tseka

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Thaba-Tseka is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of the Thaba-Tseka District in Lesotho. It has a population of 15,248 (2016 census).[1]

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Thaba-Tseka
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Main street of Thaba-Tseka
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Location of Thaba-Tseka in Lesotho
Country Lesotho
Elevation
2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
15,248
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
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Thaba-Tseka was also the subject of the case studies in James Ferguson's book The Anti-Politics Machine, which identified the failures of outside-initiated development projects.[2]

Infrastructure

In Thaba-Tseka, there are shopping facilities, a bank, a post office, various institutions of relief organizations, and a hospital.

Climate

More information Climate data for Thaba-Tseka (1981–2010), Month ...
Climate data for Thaba-Tseka (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)
23.0
(73.4)
21.4
(70.5)
18.8
(65.8)
15.6
(60.1)
13.3
(55.9)
13.3
(55.9)
16.0
(60.8)
19.2
(66.6)
20.8
(69.4)
21.8
(71.2)
23.1
(73.6)
19.2
(66.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
10.7
(51.3)
9.0
(48.2)
5.8
(42.4)
2.7
(36.9)
−0.8
(30.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
1.5
(34.7)
5.3
(41.5)
7.4
(45.3)
8.7
(47.7)
10.2
(50.4)
5.9
(42.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 101.7
(4.00)
83.9
(3.30)
80.7
(3.18)
36.1
(1.42)
11.4
(0.45)
9.5
(0.37)
4.1
(0.16)
23.2
(0.91)
23.9
(0.94)
71.3
(2.81)
80.1
(3.15)
79.6
(3.13)
605.5
(23.82)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.5 mm) 13 11 12 7 3 2 1 3 4 10 11 11 88
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]
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References

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