Official Name: | Malealea |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Lesotho |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lesotho |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Mafeteng District |
Subdivision Type2: | Community council |
Subdivision Name2: | 'Malakeng |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 613 |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -29.829°N 27.5996°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | _ca. |
Elevation M: | 1800 |
Malealea is a village in the Mafeteng district, roughly 80km from Maseru in southern Lesotho. Located in the Makhaleng valley, ca. 3 kilometers west of the mouth of Botsoela river. The village can be reached from Matelile over 7 km gravel road.[1] The 2006 census counts 613 inhabitants in "Makhomalong (Malealea)" and "Letlapeng (Malealea)"[2]
The Malealea Development Trust [4] is a community run non-profit that strives to address the health, educational and environmental challenges faced by the Malealea community. Alongside its work to promote community involvement in tourism, the trust executes various activities and interventions in the priority areas of 1) Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) 2) Health and Well-being 3) Education and Training 4) General Community Development which includes income generation and environmental management.