Councils of Lesotho

This table was compiled by reconciling slightly different data from several sources.

CouncilHASCNatlPopulation
BobeteLS.TT.BOK0912,066
FenyaneLS.LE.FEC0710,271
HleohengLS.LE.HLC1627,576
KananaLS.BE.KAD0919,311
KaoLS.BB.KAB055,304
KhalahaliLS.MK.KLJ078,220
KhoelenyaLS.MH.KHF0422,424
KhomokhoanaLS.LE.KHC1526,851
Khomo-PhatsoaLS.QN.KPH088,263
KhubeluLS.MK.KBJ028,690
Koti-Se-PholaLS.MF.KPE0912,391
KuenengLS.BE.KUD0321,887
LesobengLS.TT.LEK0512,542
LetloepeLS.QN.LEH0314,527
LikalanengLS.MS.LKA0310,757
LikhohlongLS.QT.LKG017,455
LikhutloanengLS.MH.LIF127,937
LikilaLS.BB.LKB0419,340
LilalaLS.MS.LLA0924,195
LimamarelaLS.LE.LMC018,733
LinakanengLS.MK.LNJ144,452
LinakengLS.BB.LNB084,347
LinareLS.LE.LNC1324,713
LipelanengLS.BB.LPB1030,320
LiphakoeLS.QT.LPG0414,537
LiphamolaLS.MK.LIJ118,215
LiqobongLS.BB.LQB025,524
LitjotjelaLS.LE.LTC1421,383
Maisa-PhokaLS.LE.MPC1112,630
MakaotaLS.MF.MAE1231,014
MakeoanaLS.BE.MKD0133,445
MakhalengLS.MS.MGA1113,146
MakhekaLS.MS.MKA055,473
MakhekaLS.TT.MKK1111,533
MakhoaraneLS.MS.MRA1026,674
'MakholaneLS.MF.MKE1025,002
MakhunoaneLS.BB.MAB018,085
MakolopetsaneLS.MS.MPA147,415
'MalakengLS.MF.MLE078,382
MalaoanengLS.LE.MLC095,864
MalehloanaLS.TT.MHK0111,161
Maluba-LubeLS.BE.MLD0621,948
MalumengLS.MF.MGE089,740
'Mamants'OLS.MF.MOE0221,175
MankaLS.LE.MNC1720,693
ManonyaneLS.MS.MYA0622,491
MapholanengLS.MK.MPJ038,606
MapotengLS.BE.MPD0223,926
MarungLS.MK.MRJ135,458
MaseephoLS.QN.MPH047,879
MaseruLS.MS.MSA00227,880
MashalengLS.MH.MAF0221,869
MateanongLS.MK.MTJ107,387
MatebengLS.QN.MBH051,735
MathulaLS.MF.MTE0317,867
MatlamengLS.LE.MTC0410,238
MatsatsengLS.QT.MAG0218,713
MatsokuLS.MK.MKJ014,715
MatsooanaLS.TT.MTK0614,416
MazenodLS.MS.MZA0827,553
MenkhoanengLS.LE.MEC1022,502
Metsi-MaholoLS.MF.MME0121,480
Mkh'OnoLS.QT.MOG079,840
MohlakengLS.MS.MOA0718,906
MohlanapengLS.TT.MPK079,882
MokotjomelaLS.QT.MKG0812,340
Molika-LikoLS.MK.MLJ066,239
MonyakeLS.MF.MYE0412,234
MonyetlengLS.TT.MNK127,306
MootsinyaneLS.MH.MYF069,995
MoremoholoLS.MK.MOJ089,694
MosenekengLS.QN.MOH062,279
MosetoaLS.TT.MSK087,264
MotanaselaLS.BE.MTD0719,817
MotatiLS.LE.MOC0610,080
'MotengLS.BB.MOB0716,838
MotlejoengLS.MH.MJF0325,096
MphakiLS.QT.MPG0920,288
Mphe-LebekoLS.TT.MLK0211,463
MphorosaneLS.LE.MSC029,392
NkauLS.MH.NKF139,092
NkoebeLS.QT.NKG0510,487
NtelleLS.BB.NTB035,233
NyakosobaLS.MS.NYA0410,893
Pae-La-ItlhatsoaLS.MK.PLJ042,080
PatlongLS.QN.PAH0110,819
PhamongLS.MH.PHF078,402
PhuthiatsanaLS.BE.PHD0525,660
PitsengLS.LE.PIC0518,948
PopaLS.MK.POJ056,725
QabaneLS.MH.QAF146,924
QhobengLS.MH.QHF103,083
QibingLS.MF.QIE1117,374
QiloaneLS.MS.QIA0124,093
QobongLS.MH.QOF099,324
QomoqomongLS.QT.QOG036,760
RafolatsaneLS.MK.RAJ127,713
RamatselisoLS.QN.RMH106,189
RamoetsanaLS.MF.RAE0610,519
RatauLS.MS.RAA0226,582
RatsoleliLS.QN.RLH096,633
RibanengLS.MS.RIA127,509
SakengLS.MK.SAJ092,850
SeforongLS.QT.SEG109,720
Sehong-HongLS.TT.SHK136,041
SekhobeLS.BB.SEB063,874
SemonkongLS.MS.SEA137,781
SenekaneLS.BE.SED0822,262
SenontongLS.TT.SEK107,740
SephokongLS.LE.SPC1219,199
SerotoLS.MH.SEF117,836
SerupaneLS.LE.SRC0811,328
SeshoteLS.LE.SSC039,359
SiloeLS.MH.SIF0118,261
TajaneLS.MF.TAE055,809
Tebe-TebeLS.BE.TTD0416,533
TekeLS.MH.TEF055,403
TekeselengLS.MK.TEJ154,397
TelleLS.MS.TEA156,835
Thaba MokheleLS.MH.THF0818,135
Thaba-ChitjaLS.TT.TCK037,283
Thaba-KholoLS.TT.TKK0410,241
Thaba-KhubeluLS.QN.TKH075,219
Thaba-LitsoeneLS.QN.TLH115,036
ThuatheLS.BE.THD1011,416
Ts'A-Le-MolekaLS.BB.TAB0918,737
TsatsaneLS.QT.TSG069,452
TsoilitsoiliLS.LE.TSC1818,456
WhitehillLS.QN.WHH023,197
  • Council: Community councils, except
    for Maseru, a city council.
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative
    subdivision codes    .
  • Natl: Codes assigned by Lesotho.
    First digit matches district's ISO code.
  • Population: 2006 census: source [2].

 

Notes: In the earlier source, Maseru city council had the code A00; in the 2006 census, it has 001.

Source [1] was missing a council (Nkoebe) that is present in the other sources. Similarly, source [3] was missing Linakaneng.

The 2006 census uses different names for several councils. In some cases the difference is only punctuation (space, hyphen, apostrophe, or capitalization). The other cases are either mistakes or name changes. The variants are:

  1. Kueneng: Koeneng (variant)
  2. Liqobong: Liqhobong (variant)
  3. Makhaleng: Makhalaneng (variant)
  4. Makheka: Rapoleboea (variant)
  5. Malehloana: Malehloane (variant)
  6. Matsooana: Thabana' Mahlanya (variant)
  7. Metsi-Maholo: Metsi-Matso (variant)
  8. Mosetoa: Khohlo-Ntso (variant)
  9. Motlejoeng: Motjoleleng (variant)
  10. Nkoebe: Ha Nkuebe (variant)
  11. Ramoetsana: Ramoetsane (variant)
  12. Senontong: Senyotong (variant)
  13. Thaba-Chitja: Bokong (variant)
  14. Thaba-Khubelu: Thaba Khube (variant)

Sources:

  1. [1] "Review of Status of Decentralisation and Identification of Entry Points for Civil Society Organisations and Networks in Lesotho ", Strengthening Civil Society in Lesotho (SCIL). June, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-31. It says, "The Local Government Act, 1997 ... outlines the local government structures as being formed of community councils, district councils, and one municipal council." The municipal council is Maseru. There is a list of community councils on pp. 17-19. Nkoebe council is missing from the list.
  2. [2] "Population and Housing Census ," Office of the Director, Lesotho Bureau of Statistics. Maseru, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-25. The URL suggests that the population figures given here are preliminary.
  3. [3] "Independent Electoral Commission." Retrieved 2006-09-12 from http://www.iec.org.ls/LG%20Elections/LG%20Registration.htm.
  4. [4] "Work for Justice." Retrieved 2006-09-12 from http://www.trc.org.ls/wfj_archive/2005/wfj72_screen.pdf#search=%22Bobete%20Litjotjela%20Mapoteng%22.
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