Leribe
in Leribe District, Lesotho
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Leribe Airport (1 mi) -
Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport (9 mi) - Pelaneng Airport (33 mi)
- Seshutes Airport (41 mi)
- Moshoeshoe I International Airport (50 mi)
- Tlokoeng Airport (56 mi)
- Thaba-Tseka Airport (57 mi)
- Lesobeng Airport (65 mi)
- Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -28.872 and 28.045 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -28° 52' 18" and E 28° 2' 42"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Loti - LSL
- Spoken languages:
- English, Southern Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:27 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Maseru
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:32 am and 5:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 20.905 and -156.225 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Huelo - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Lesotho.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Lesotho. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Leribe
Leribe in Leribe District with it's 47,675 habitants is a town located in Lesotho about 46 mi (or 74 km) north-east of Maseru, the country's capital town.
Time in Leribe is now 12:27 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Maseru with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Leribe. The closest airport in Lesotho is Leribe Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Maloti-Drakensberg Park in a distance of 79 mi (or 127 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ficksburg, Butha-Buthe, Teyateyaneng, Ladybrand and Bethlehem. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 24% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (65 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bird Haven B & B Leribe
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hlotse
Hlotse (also Leribe) is an important market town in Lesotho. It is situated on the Hlotse River, near the South African border. The town was founded in 1876 by a British missionary, Reverend John Widdicombe. It was a colonial center until Lesotho gained its independence. The population in 2006 was 24,710. The alternate name, Leribe, comes from the adjacent French Protestant Leribe Mission, founded in 1859 by François Coillard.
Sandstone Estates
Sandstone Estates are an extensive farming complex located in Free State, South Africa, close to Bloemfontein. Owned by entrepreneur Wilf Mole, they are also a global-scale hub of transport preservation.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Leribe.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hlotse, Leribe, LRB, Лерибе
