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Lesotho is an enclave country in Africa within [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. It was previously known as Basutoland. [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]] formerly ruled the area. The official languages are Sesotho and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho, accessed 22 April 2016.</ref> | Lesotho is an enclave country in Africa within [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]. It was previously known as Basutoland. [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]] formerly ruled the area. The official languages are Sesotho and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho, accessed 22 April 2016.</ref> | ||
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In other languages: Guide to Lesotho ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Lesotho is an enclave country in Africa within South Africa. It was previously known as Basutoland. Great Britain formerly ruled the area. The official languages are Sesotho and English.[1]
Lesotho Map[edit | edit source]
Districts[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Lesotho. Lesotho is divided into the following districts:
- Berea
- Butha-Buthe
- Leribe
- Mafeteng
- Maseru
- Mohale's Hoek
- Mokhotlong
- Qacha's Nek
- Quthing
- Thaba-Tseka
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho, accessed 22 April 2016.