Berea District

For the city mentioned in the Bible, see Berea (Bible).

Berea
District
Kome Cave Dwellings
Map of Lesotho with the district highlighted
Country	Lesotho
Capital	Teyateyaneng
Area
• Total	2,222 km2 (858 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	262,616
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code	+266
Vehicle registration	D
HDI (2019)	0.553[1] medium · 2nd

Berea is a district of Lesotho. In the west, Berea borders on the Free State Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders on the following districts: Leribe District in the north, Thaba-Tseka District in southeast and Maseru District in the south. Teyateyaneng is the capital of the district. It is also home to the Kome Cave Dwellings. It is also the only district in Lesotho which is not named after its capital.

As of 2016, the district had a population of 262,616 which was 13.32 per cent of the total population of the country. The total area of the district was 2,222 which was 7.32 per cent of the total area of the country. As of 2008, there were 48 per cent 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 total area planted in 2009 was 25,303 which formed 6.27 per cent of the total area planted in the country, with maize being the major crop.