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Mapoteng | |
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Community Council | |
  Mapoteng Geographic Center of Community | |
| Coordinates: 29°07′08″S28°01′32″E / 29.11889°S 28.02556°E | |
| Country |  Lesotho |
| District | Berea District |
| Elevation | 5,210 ft (1,588 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 23,926 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Coordinates computed from Lesotho Villages file. [2] | |
Mapoteng is a community council located in the Berea District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 23,926. [3]
The community of Mapoteng includes the villages of: [4]
Borakapane | Ha Mphatsoanyane Ha Nthoba Ha Ntina Ha Ntsoso Ha Phalima Ha Pitso Ha Potjo Ha Qhobosheane Ha Rachere Ha Ramaema (Mapoteng) Ha Ramakoro Ha Ramohoete Ha Saba Ha Sekhahlela Ha Sekhomo (Mapoteng) Ha Selebeli (Nokong) Ha Tebalete Ha Tsepe Ha Weeto Kelekeqe Khetha Khohlong Koma-Koma Leboteng (Ha Telebate) Lekhalong Libakha Lifotholeng Likoting (Mapoteng) Machoaboleng Makoabating Mampating | Mapolateng Marena Mangata Masaleng (Ha Khomo-Ea-Leburu) Masenkeng Masetlaokong Matlapeng (Ha Ntina) Mokoallong (Mapoteng) Mothoba-Pelo Nokong Ntširele Nyareleng Paballong Phalole Phutha Popopo (Mapoteng) Sehlabeng Sehlabeng (Lefikeng) Sekhutlong Sekotjaneng Sentelina Taung Taung (Mapoteng) Taung (Nokong) Thaba-Chitja Thabana-Tšooana Thabong (Mapoteng) Thota-Tsehla (Mapoteng) Thoteng (Nokong) Tlokong (Ha Nthoba) Tsatsa-Le-Moea Tsokung |
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