Leribe is found to the north again of the district of Berea and its capital is the city of Hlotse. It is located on the banks of the river after which it was named, and is found near the South African Free State town of Ficksburg. The main route to Katse Dam in the highlands passes through Hlotse. It has grown due to the high traffic of construction material being transported up to Katse during the construction of the dam in the late 1980s and early 1990s, through the border at Maputsoe, the district’s other main town.