Semonkong | |
|---|---|
Community Council | |
  Semonkong Geographic Center of Community | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′55″S 27°59′38″E / 29.84861°S 27.99389°E | |
| Country |  Lesotho |
| District | Maseru District |
| Elevation | 2,275 m (7,464 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 7,781 |
| Time zone | UTC+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 Basuto 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]
- ^ GTOPO30 via GeoNames. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Google Earth Download Site Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ Lesotho Embassy in Rome Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, Census Pre Results