The Bureau of Statistics will brief Berea society leaders on preliminary results of the 2006 population census.

The briefing would take place at a one-day workshop to be held at the Blue Mountain Inn in Teyateyaneng on Friday.

The Statistician, Mrs. 'M'atsotang Tsietsi, said the results are the preliminary ones that are intended to enhance planning by various sectors of the society.

She said the data is based on total population, by sex, by district, by constituency, by community councils, by urban and rural areas.

Mrs. Tsietsi said an estimation of the total population of Lesotho stand at 1.8 million. She said the actual figures would be released next year.

Expected workshop participants would be heads of government departments, teachers, community council members, parliamentarians, and non-governmental organizations.

SOURCE: LENA 24/08/2007