Malealea Explained

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]

History

Development

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.

References

  1. Book: Mafeteng District Council - Information Handbook. June 2008. Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship. 25 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Census 2006 Village List . Bureau of Statistics, Lesotho . 25 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113141727/http://www.bos.gov.ls/Downloads.htm . 13 November 2009 .
  3. Web site: Malealea Lodge History. Malealea Lodge. 25 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Malealea Development Trust. 2021-11-29. www.malealeadevelopmenttrust.org. en-US.