Semonkong

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|subdivision_name1 = Maseru District

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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 Basuto Gun War.[http://www.lesothoembassyrome.com/about9d.htm Lesotho Embassy in Rome] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713202405/http://www.lesothoembassyrome.com/about9d.htm |date=2011-07-13 }} 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.Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, [http://www.bos.gov.ls/Census_Pre_Results_2006.htm Census Pre Results]

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.Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, [http://www.bos.gov.ls/Downloads.htm Village List]

Climate

{{Weather box

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| location = Semonkong (1981–2010)

| Jan high C = 23.0

| Feb high C = 22.4

| Mar high C = 20.6

| Apr high C = 17.7

| May high C = 14.6

| Jun high C = 11.7

| Jul high C = 12.0

| Aug high C = 14.4

| Sep high C = 17.9

| Oct high C = 19.4

| Nov high C = 20.5

| Dec high C = 22.1

| Jan low C = 9.1

| Feb low C = 8.6

| Mar low C = 6.3

| Apr low C = 2.6

| May low C = -1.6

| Jun low C = -4.8

| Jul low C = -5.1

| Aug low C = -2.6

| Sep low C = 1.4

| Oct low C = 4.4

| Nov low C = 6.3

| Dec low C = 8.1

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 102.2

| Feb rain mm = 76.0

| Mar rain mm = 74.2

| Apr rain mm = 44.1

| May rain mm = 22.2

| Jun rain mm = 18.1

| Jul rain mm = 8.6

| Aug rain mm = 26.7

| Sep rain mm = 23.3

| Oct rain mm = 72.7

| Nov rain mm = 88.5

| Dec rain mm = 94.6

| unit rain days = 0.5 mm

| Jan rain days = 14

| Feb rain days = 11

| Mar rain days = 12

| Apr rain days = 8

| May rain days = 4

| Jun rain days = 3

| Jul rain days = 2

| Aug rain days = 3

| Sep rain days = 4

| Oct rain days = 10

| Nov rain days = 11

| Dec rain days = 13

| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1341

|title = World Weather Information Service

|publisher = World Meteorological Organization

|access-date = 18 August 2024}}

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References

External links

[https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=-29.8488,27.9941&spn=0.190578,0.234489&t=h&z=12&msid=112777529913853848439.00048c4ed4616eddbb019 Google map of community villages]
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Category:Populated places in Maseru District