Semonkong

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Semonkong
Community Council
Semonkong is located in Lesotho
Semonkong
Semonkong
Geographic Center of Community
Coordinates: 29°50′55″S 27°59′38″E / 29.84861°S 27.99389°E / -29.84861; 27.99389
Country Lesotho
DistrictMaseru District
Elevation
[1]
2,275 m (7,464 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total7,781
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Coordinates computed from Lesotho Villages file.[2]

Semonkong is a community council located in the Maseru District of Lesotho. Semonkong, meaning "Place of Smoke", was established in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho displaced by the Gun War.[3] It is located close to several major natural features, including the Maletsunyane Falls and the 3096-metre peak of Thaba Putsoa. The population in 2006 was 7,781.[4]

History[]

Semonkong was founded in the early 1880s by Sotho refugees who were displaced by the forces of the Cape Colony during the Basuto Gun War.

Villages[]

The community of Semonkong includes the villages of Boitumelo, Ha Farelane, Ha Khonyeli, Ha Lentiti, Ha Lepae, Ha Lesala, Ha Lesia, Ha Leteketa, Ha Mateketa, Ha Moahloli, Ha Moahloli (Qoang), Ha Moahloli (Thusong), Ha Moqibi, Ha Motšoane, Ha Phallang, Ha Ramabanta, Ha Rasefale, Ha Seqhoasho, Ha Sethuoa-Majoe, Ha Sikeme, Ha Tlalinyana (Likoeneng), Ha Tšitso, Letlapeng, Letšeng, Mabote, Mantorina, Meeling, Moriting, Mosoang, Motse-Mocha, Pontšeng, Sekhutlong, Thaba-Chitja, Tsekana, Tšenekeng and Tšoeu-tšoana.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ GTOPO30 via GeoNames. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  2. ^ Google Earth Download Site Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  3. ^ Lesotho Embassy in Rome Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, Census Pre Results
  5. ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, Village List

External links[]

Coordinates: 29°50′36″S 28°03′01″E / 29.8433°S 28.050372°E / -29.8433; 28.050372


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