Maputsoe

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|official_name = Maputsoe, Leribe

|image_skyline = Maputsoe market, 2011.jpg

|imagesize = 250px

|image_caption = Open air market in central Maputsoe.

|image_map = LS-Maputsoe.png

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Location of Maputsoe in Lesotho.

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Maputsoe is a town and constituency located in the northern district of Leribe in Lesotho; it shares a border-post with Ficksburg in the Free State province of South Africa, with the Mohokare River forming the national boundary. It has a population of 55,541.

The Irish NGO 'Action Lesotho', which works in Maputsoe, was set up by politician Mannete Ramali, whilst she was Ambassador to Ireland.{{Cite web|date=2013-05-23|title=From one kingdom to another|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/humaninterest/from-one-kingdom-to-another-232011.html|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.irishexaminer.com|language=en}}

Villages

Maputsoe includes the villages of Mathata, Ha Nyenye (Ha Maputsoe, Khomo-lia-oela, Ha Chonapase, Phukalla, Mohalalitoe and Ha Maqele), Ha Motlalehi and Ha Chaka.{{Clarification needed|date=November 2023}}

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Category:Populated places in Leribe District

Category:Lesotho–South Africa border crossings