Southern Africa
Lesotho
Thaba-Tseka District

Katse

Katse is a village in , and has about 2,870 residents and an elevation of 1,976 metres. Katse is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Katse Botanical Gardens and Katse Dam.

Garden
is a centre for Alpine flora in Katse village, . The gardens were created as a result of plant rescue missions to mitigate the impact of the , particularly spiral aloes.

Museum
Photo: SkyPixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , a concrete arch dam on the Malibamatšo River in , is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the in Ethiopia. is situated 3 km east of Katse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khatse and Seshote.

Katse is a tiny village in the Lesotho Highlands. It is near and gives its name to the Katse Dam, a huge manmade reservoir built to sell water to neighbouring South Africa.

Town
is a community council located in the of . Its population in 2006 was 9,359. is situated 10 km northeast of Katse.

Katse

Latitude
-29.33524° or 29° 20′ 7″ south
Longitude
28.47971° or 28° 28′ 47″ east
Population
2,870
Elevation
1,976 metres (6,483 feet)
Open location code
5G2CMF7H+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11669751755
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12687286
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Highlights include Katse Botanical Garden and Bokong Local Court.

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