Taung, Lesotho

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Taung, also known as Taung #56, is a constituency in Mohale's Hoek District in Lesotho. It begins at Ha-Mont'so where Mafeteng district ends. [1]

Villages in Taung include Siloe, Ha-Mahlehle, Liphiring, Maralleng, Popolosi, Mohalinyane, Tsoloane and many others.

Taung has a principal chief known as Moeketsi Monare. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phallang Monare represents this constituency in the Parliament of Lesotho.

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References

  1. "National Assembly electoral Act, 2011" (PDF). LESOTHO Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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