Mphe-Lebeko
community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho
Mphe-Lebeko is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 11,463.
Villages
The community of Mphe-Lebeko includes the villages of Aupolasi, Aupolasi (Ntsokoane), Beselateng, Boithatelo, Boloupere, Ha Chooko, Ha Davida, Ha Jimi, Ha Kamoho, Ha Koenyama, Ha Kokolia, Ha Leronti, Ha Letuka, Ha Mahlong, Ha Makeleme, Ha Mokotane, Ha Motšoari, Ha Muso, Ha Nnokoane, Ha Ntake, Ha Ntsokoane, Ha Nyane, Ha Raboshabane, Ha Ramabele, Ha Rankomo, Ha Ratšosane, Ha Sekola, Ha Sekolopata, Ha Sepiriti, Ha Taole, Ha Thabo, Ha Thabure, Ha Toka, Khohlong, Lekhalong, Lekhalong (Ha Khoaele), Letlapeng, Lihloaeleng, Lilomong, Linareng, Liphokoaneng, Liponchong, Majakaneng, Malebese, Malebese (Mpotjane), Malebese (Ntopo), Malebese (Sututsa), Malihase, Matebeleng, Matlakeng, Matsoapong, Mocheng, Moeaneng, Motse-Mocha, Ntširele, Phuleng, Rothe, Sehaula, Seipalle, Sekoti-se-Chitja, Thabaneng, Tiping and Tlapa-Letsotso.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mphe-Lebeko” as community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2020. The linked authority identifier is Q6928262. Authority coordinates are -29.426, 28.255. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Mphe-Lebeko” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.