Lesotho is a small mountainous country with a population of 2.1 million Basotho people. Its borders are enclosed within the borders of South Africa. Just 11% of Lesotho’s land is classified as arable with less than 1% of land classified as high potential land for crop production. The majority of people live in the lowlands area (below 2000m altitude).
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Total population
2,108,132
Urban population
28.2 %
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Agricultural land
79.6 %
Women owning land
1.1 %
Area in deals
210 ha
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Land News: Sept - 18 Oct 2020 South Africa and region
22 October 2020
KB.L seeks to bring to life all aspects of the ‘land issue’, recognizing that land is both a deeply important aspect of our history, and an emotive issue shaping our political landscape. KB.L seeks to develop a comprehensive sense of this history, heritage and memory through a combination of news,…
Lesotho
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Lesotho has seen a rapid urbanisation with the quadrupling of its urban population between 1976 and 2006
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