Thaba-Tseka
Thaba-Tseka | |
|---|---|
 Main street of Thaba-Tseka | |
 Location of Thaba-Tseka in Lesotho | |
| Country |  Lesotho |
| Elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 15,248 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Thaba-Tseka is a constituency and the capital city or camptown of the Thaba-Tseka District in eastern Lesotho. It has a population of 15,248 (2016 census).[1]
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, which he calls the "development discourse fantasy".[2]
Famous people include Maaparankoe Mahao, a former military general for the Leosotho Army
Infrastructure
In Thaba-Tseka, there are shopping facilities, a bank, a post office, various institutions of relief organizations, and a hospital.
Climate
| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Bureau of Statistics". www.bos.gov.ls. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Ferguson, James (1990). The anti-politics machine : "development," depoliticization, and bureaucratic power in Lesotho. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37382-4. OCLC 20012407.
- ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
Thaba-Tseka travel guide from Wikivoyage
29°32′S 28°36′E / 29.533°S 28.600°E