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Thaba-Chitja

community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 1, 2025
Entity authorityQ7708821 ↗
Source-derived summary

Bokong is a community council located in the Thaba-Tseka District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 7,283.

Villages

The community of Bokong includes the villages of Chaena, Fukhumela, Ha Joele, Ha K'henene, Ha Khoaisi, Ha Khunong, Ha Mafosa, Ha Mahooana, Ha Makhangoa, Ha Makhangoa (Manganeng), Ha Makhona, Ha Makhuoeng, Ha Malimola, Ha Mantsi, Ha Maphike, Ha Mikhane, Ha Mokati, Ha Mothepu, Ha Nkhunyane, Ha Ramarebotse, Ha Ramokoatsi, Ha Rampai, Ha Sepiriti, Ha Suoane (Liontong), Ha Suoane (Manganeng), Ha Suoane (Matebeleng), Ha Suoane (Phahameng), Katse, Khohlo-Ntšo, Khokhoba, Letsatseng, Linkoaneng, Makhoabeng, Mokurutlung, Sephareng, Spear and Thabaneng.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Thaba-Chitja” as community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Thaba-Chitja, community and Council.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Thaba-Chitja, community and Council providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Thaba-Chitja”, the useful work is to connect “community Council in Thaba-Tseka District, Lesotho” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7708821. Authority coordinates are -29.285, 28.391. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. 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

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Thaba-Chitja” 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.