Qacha's Nek District

As of 2006, the district had a population of 69,749, 3.72 per cent of the population of the country. The area of the district was 2,349, 7.74 per cent of the country. The population density in the district was 30.00 persons per square kilometre, compared to 62 for the country. There were three constituencies and size community councils in the district. As of 2006, 168 people tested HIV positive, 20.60 per cent of the HIV-positive persons in the country. 69 of these (13.90%) were men; 99 (25.20%) were women. ==Economy==

As of 2008, there were economically active people in the district. There were totally 53,126 employed people out of a total of 100,776 people in the district above 15 years of age. The employed population in the age group of 6–14 years was 968 out of a total of 27,368 people in the district in the age group. The labour force participation stood at 192.90. The number of people involved in subsistence agriculture is 830 and the number of people in other sectors was 138. The number of unemployed people in the district was 11,280 and the unemployment rate was 053. The total area planted in 2009 was 10,168 which formed 2.52 per cent of the total area planted in the country. The total production was 3,278 tonnes, which was 2.18 per cent of the totals in the country. The major crop was maize, while wheat, sorghum, beans and peas were the other crops planted. The total production of maize was 2,567 tonnes, beans was 200 tonnes, sorghum was 001 tonnes, peas was 102 tonnes and wheat was 408 tonnes as of 2008. As of 2007, there were a total of of paved roads in the district, with paved roads and of unpaved roads. ==Geography==

In the south, Qacha's Nek borders on the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and it has a short border with KwaZulu-Natal Province in the far east. Domestically, it borders on the following districts, namely, Quthing District in southwest, Mohale's Hoek District in west and Thaba-Tseka District in the northern direction. The Eastern districts of Lesotho has predominantly low land zone with an elevation of above the sea level. These lands are not the major agricultural zones in the country, compared to the Western counterparts. The average annual rainfall in the country is , 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. The temperature in low lands vary from to in the winter. {{Weather box ==Administration==

Constituencies of Qacha's Nek District are Lebakeng, Qacha's Nek and Tsoelike. The community councils of Qacha's Nek District are Qacha's Nek urban council (HUC), Qanya (H01), Nts'upe (H02) and Tsoelikana (H03) The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is responsible for the administration of the Local Government Elections. The nation's first local government elections were conducted in April 2005, while the most recent elections were held in October 2011. During these elections, 64 community councils, 11 urban councils and one municipal council were elected. ==References==