In the east, Thaba-Tseka borders on the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.

The population density in the district was 30.00 persons per square kilometre, compared to the 62 for the country.

[2] As of 2006, 295 people tested HIV positive, 18.20 per cent of the HIV-positive persons in the country.

[5] Community councils of Thaba-Tseka District are Bokong, Khutlo-se-Metsi, Linakeng, Tenesolo, Litsoetse and Thaba Tseka Urban.

[8] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is responsible for the administration of the Local Government Elections.

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 on account of the elevation and is humid during most parts of the year.