Malen Chiefdom Explained
Malen Chiefdom |
Pushpin Map: | Sierra Leone |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pujehun District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Sahn |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 22,090 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Malen Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Pujehun District of Sierra Leone under supervision of Chief B.V.S. Kebby (Kebbie)[1] with a population of 22,090.[2] Its principal town is Sahn. The chiefdom is located west of the town of Pujehun. The primary economic activity is subsistence farming.[3] The largest employer is Socfin, a palm oil producer.[4] [5] Malaria is endemic in the chiefdom with an estimated infection rate of 40% (∓5%).
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Notes and References
- News: MALOA Calls for Credible, Impartial Audit of SOCFIN . 19 November 2020 . Concord Times . Sierra Leone . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201062826/http://slconcordtimes.com/maloa-calls-for-credible-impartial-audit-of-socfin/ . 1 December 2020 . live .
- Web site: Final Results 2004 Population and Housing Census . Government of Sierra Leone . 2006 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511122826/http://www.sierra-leone.org/Census/ssl_final_results.pdf . 11 May 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Sierra Leone . Against Malaria Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820130657/http://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution_TopLevel.aspx?ProposalID=149. 20 August 2010. live.
- News: Socfin in Sierra Leone: Anger and broken hopes in Sahn Malen . 9 April 2019 . Standard Times . Sierra Leone . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511231058/http://standardtimespress.org/?p=8562 . 11 May 2019 . dead .
- Web site: Bangurah . Abdulai M. . etal . September 2019 . Report of the Technical Committee on the Malen Chiefdom Land Dispute in Pujehun District . Government of Sierra Leone . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027053712/https://www.fian.be/IMG/pdf/2019_report_malen_tc_final_september.pdf . 27 October 2020 . live .