Hlotse

Hlotse, also known as Leribe, is a district administrative town whose built heritage includes colonial district offices and a military watchtower. These surviving structures record the administrative and defensive functions of the earlier settlement. Major Bell's Tower is identified in Lesotho's documentation of sites requiring heritage protection.

The town's contemporary development also depends on housing and basic infrastructure. National reporting includes Hlotse among the secondary centres where the Lesotho Housing and Land Development Corporation has provided plots. It is one of the principal towns addressed by the Lowlands Water Development Project, alongside Maputsoe and centres farther south. This infrastructure connects Hlotse's local service role to a wider network of lowland settlements.