Motimposo

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Motimposo
Community Council / Constituency
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Motimposo
Geographic Center of Community
Coordinates: 29°18′48″S27°31′17″E / 29.31333°S 27.52139°E / -29.31333; 27.52139
CountryFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
District Maseru District
Elevation
[1]
5,135 ft (1,565 m)
Population
 (2006)
  Total24,714
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)
Coordinates computed from Lesotho Villages file. [2]

Motimposo is a constituency and community council in the Maseru Municipality located in the Maseru District of Lesotho. The population in 2006 was 24,714. [3]

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Villages

The community of Motimposo includes the villages of Ha Tšiu, Ha Tšosane, Letsatseng (Ha Tšosane), Majoe-a-Litšoene, Mosikong (Tšenola), Motimposo, Motse-Mocha and Tšenola. [3]

Government

The Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Member of Parliament for Motimposo Constituency No. 30, Mr. Ramatla ‘Makong was sworn in by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Sephiri Motanyane, on May 6, 2004. Mr. ‘Makong's election follows the death of the incumbent, the late Mr. Ts’eliso Mohloki, who died in a car accident in 2003 with his wife. [4]

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References

  1. GTOPO30 via GeoNames. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. Google Earth Download Site Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  3. 1 2 Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, Village List 2006.
  4. Government of Lesotho. 'Makong Sworn in as MP for Motimposo Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine 2004-05-07.