Editing Quthing (section)

{{Short description|Town in Lesotho}}
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'''Quthing''', also known as '''Moyeni''' ([[Sesotho]] for "place of wind"), is a [[Constituencies of Lesotho|constituency]] and the capital city or [[camptown (country subdivision)|camptown]] of [[Quthing District]] in [[Lesotho]]. Quthing was established in 1877, abandoned in the [[Gun War]] of 1880, and then rebuilt at its present site – the southernmost town in Lesotho.<ref>[http://www.lesothoembassyrome.com/about9d.htm Lesotho Embassy in Rome] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202405/http://www.lesothoembassyrome.com/about9d.htm |date=2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesotho-info.co.za/country/town/731/moyeni|title=Moyeni|website=Lesotho-info.co.za|accessdate=19 November 2022}}</ref> It has a population of 27,314 (2016 census).

Quthing is divided into Lower Moyeni and Upper Moyeni. Lower Moyeni is largely used for commercial and residential purposes. Upper Moyeni is mainly for administrative purposes and residences for government officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maphill.com/lesotho/quthing/moyeni-camp/|title=Moyeni Camp, Quthing, Lesotho: Maps|website=Maphill.com|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref>

Quthing district is home to a [[multiculturalism|diverse]] group of people who speak different [[language]]s. King Moorosi, the leader of the Baphuthi people, who occupied the Quthing District in southeastern Basutoland (today's Lesotho) in the 1800s, died on Mount Moorosi in 1879 in a war against the Cape Colony.

Rock and cave art are to be found near Quthing, which were created by the [[San people]] who settled in this area. Quthing lies in the southern part of Lesotho and borders the [[Eastern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. The [[Senqu River]] flows through the district of Quthing as it makes its long journey to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The [[border post]] between Lesotho and South Africa is called [[Tele Bridge]].

During King Moshoeshoe's reign he allocated this part of the country mostly to the Baphuthi people led by King Moorosi.