thumb|right|250px|mokhotlong centre and airport thumb|right|250px|location of mokhotlong in lesotho mokhotlong is a town and seat of mokhotlong district in the mountainous northeastern part of lesotho. it is the first major town along the road from south africa across the sani pass, near the maloti (drakensberg in south africa) mountains. the name of the city is a word in sesotho, the language of the people of lesotho, meaning "place of the bald ibis." == history == mokhotlongâs role as a police post first brought people to this part of lesotho in 1905. it developed into a trading center for the people of the highlands region. however, it was preserved from major development by its separation from the rest of the country. not until 1947 was radio contact established with maseru, the capital city. in the next few years an air strip was built and a road cleared through town to link mokhotlong to the rest of lesotho. even so, mokhotlong continued to be outfitted with provisions and supplies by pony trek from natal, south africa, via sani pass. == geography and climate== an hour and a half drive north of sani pass, mokhotlong is located 270&nbsp;km from maseru and 200&nbsp;km from butha-buthe. the source of the senqu river, lesothoâs largest river, is near mokhotlong, impacting the landscape throughout the town and surrounding district. mokhotlong experiences a subtropical highland climate (kÃ¶ppen climate classification cwb) with warm summers and cool, dry winters. {{weather box |location = mokhotlong |single line = y |metric first = y |jan high c = 24 |feb high c = 23 |mar high c = 21 |apr high c = 18 |may high c = 15 |jun high c = 12 |jul high c = 13 |aug high c = 15 |sep high c = 18 |oct high c = 19 |nov high c = 22 |dec high c = 22 |year high c = |jan low c = 12 |feb low c = 11 |mar low c = 10 |apr low c = 6 |may low c = 2 |jun low c = -1 |jul low c = -2 |aug low c = 1 |sep low c = 5 |oct low c = 8 |nov low c = 9 |dec low c = 11 |year low c = |precipitation colour = green |jan precipitation mm = 111 |feb precipitation mm = 81 |mar precipitation mm = 74 |apr precipitation mm = 37 |may precipitation mm = 12 |jun precipitation mm = 9 |jul precipitation mm = 6 |aug precipitation mm = 16 |sep precipitation mm = 33 |oct precipitation mm = 59 |nov precipitation mm = 78 |dec precipitation mm = 85 |year precipitation mm= |source 1 = noaa {{cite web | url = http://www.climatedata.eu/climate.php?loc=ltzz0009&lan
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