Thaba-Tseka
Thaba-Tseka | |
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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 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.[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]In Thaba-Tseka, there are shopping facilities, a bank, a post office, various institutions of relief organizations, and a hospital.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Thaba-Tseka (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Thaba-Tseka travel guide from Wikivoyage
29°32′S 28°36′E / 29.533°S 28.600°E