Semonkong is a community council

Community councils of Lesotho

The districts of Lesotho are further divided into constituencies, which are in turn divided into community councils.-Functions:Functions of a community council:-Berea District:-Butha-Buthe District:-Leribe District:-Mafeteng District:...

 located in the Maseru District

Maseru District

Maseru is a district of Lesotho. It has an area of 4,279 km² and a population in 2006 of approximately 429,823. Maseru is also the name of the district's capital, and is the only city in the district. Additionally it is the capital of the country. It is the largest urban area in the country,...

 of Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

. Semonkong, meaning ‘Place of Smoke’, was established in the 1880s as a refuge for Basotho

Basotho

The ancestors of the Sotho people have lived in southern Africa since around the fifth century. The Sotho nation emerged from the accomplished diplomacy of Moshoeshoe I who gathered together disparate clans of Sotho–Tswana origin that had dispersed across southern Africa in the early 19th century...

 displaced by the Gun War

Gun War

The Gun War also known as the Basuto War was an 1880-1881 conflict in the British territory of Basutoland in Southern Africa, fought between Cape Colony forces and rebellious Basotho chiefs over tribal rights...

. It is located close to several major natural features, including the Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls is a 192 meter high waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. It is located near the town of Semonkong.-External links:*...

 and the 3096 metre peak of Thaba Putsoa

Thaba Putsoa

Thaba Putsoa is a mountain in central Lesotho. It lies 70 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Maseru, and attains a height of 3096 metres....

. The population in 2006 was 7,781.

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.

External links

• Google map of community villages