It includes the highest terrain in the Maloti Mountains and the source of the Senqu River, Lesotho's primary watershed.

The total area planted in crops in 2009 was 16,420 hectares, which formed 4.07 per cent of the total area planted in crops in the country.

The population density was 24.00 persons per square kilometre, compared to 62 for the country as a whole.

It is traversed by the northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.

These lands are not the major agricultural zones in the country, compared to the Western counterparts.

The average annual rainfall in the country is 100 cm (39 in), most of which is received during the rainy season of October to April.

Though it rains during all the months of the year, groundwater is limited on account of run-offs.

The region has a temperate climate (Cwb) on account of the elevation and is humid during most parts of the year.

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