Butha-Buthe (also
Buta-Buthe) is the capital city or
camptown of the
Butha-Buthe District in
Lesotho. It has a population of approximately 10,000 (2004). It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town, which King
Moshoeshoe I used as his a fortification and headquarters from 1821 to 1823, during his war with the
Zulu king
Shaka. The city's name means "place of deposits."