Kanana Explained

Official Name:Kanana
Settlement Type:Community Council
Pushpin Map:Lesotho
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Geographic Center of Community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lesotho
Subdivision Name1:Berea District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:19,311
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-29.1931°N 27.6278°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1583
Footnotes:Coordinates computed from Lesotho Villages file.[2]

Kanana is a community council located in the Berea District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 19,311.[3]

Education

Ha Fusi Primary School is a church school, run by the Anglican Church of Lesotho. After teaching at the primary school in 2003, Andrew Uglow set about raising funds so that the church could open a secondary school. With land donated by the village chief, a three classroom school was built. Ha Fusi Secondary School was registered by the government of Lesotho in 2009.[4]

Villages

The community of Kanana includes the villages[5] Berea Mission
Ha 'Nepe
Ha Alanven
Ha Bolisi (Qalakheng)
Ha Buasono
Ha Fako
Ha Fusi
Ha Jubile
Ha Lehlohonolo
Ha Leluma
Ha Lenkathebe
Ha Lepamo
Ha Mabekenyane
Ha Makebe
Ha Makoanyane
Ha Makoatlane (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Makola
Ha Malofosa
Ha Maope
Ha MapokotsaHa Marapo
Ha Mohoang
Ha Moketetsa
Ha Mokhele
Ha Mokhenene (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Mokhoele
Ha Mokhohlane (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Moloko (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Motsikoane
Ha Motšoene
Ha Mpiko
Ha Ntaja
Ha Rakoloi
Ha Ralinakanyane (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Ralisieng (Lekokoaneng)
Ha Ramoseeka
Ha Sakoane
Ha Sebolai
Ha Shadrack
Ha SoleHa Souru
Ha Tau
Letsatseng (Ha Majara)
Liboping
Linokong (Lekokoaneng)
Liphiring
Lithakong
Litšiling (Lekokoaneng)
Lovely Rock (Ha Majara)
Mafotholeng
Malumeng
Maqhaka
Matšeng
Matsitsing
Sekhutloaneng
Senyotong
Shano-Leholo (Lekokoaneng)
Thabana-Tšooana
Tsereoane (Sekolong)
Tsoili-Tsoili

Water project

Construction of a water project due to start at Ha Makebe in Berea, will be coupled with the construction of 30,000 ventilated improved pit latrines for 250 villages countrywide. The project is intended to improve the supply of water for households, industries, business premises and the agricultural sector. Funding for the project is provided by the Millennium Challenge Account.[6]

Cultural references

Local poet Moleko Sebuwasngwe is critical of Kanana in his poem “God of Kanana is unhappy”.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [GTOPO30]
  2. http://bbs.keyhole.com Google Earth Download Site
  3. http://www.statoids.com/yls.html Statoids.com
  4. http://www.fusischool.org/school.htm Friends of Fusi Secondary School
  5. Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, 2006, Village List
  6. Government of Lesotho.Water Project Strengthens Lesotho/US Ties 2010-12-16.
  7. Book: Moleko Art Project: Moleko Poetry Session. 9781728394213. Sebuwasengwe. Moleko. 27 September 2019.