Malealea

Malealea
Village
Malealea
Coordinates: 29°49′44.5″S 27°35′58.5″E / 29.829028°S 27.599583°E / -29.829028; 27.599583
Country  Lesotho
District Mafeteng District
Community council 'Malakeng
Elevation_ca. 5,900 ft (1,800 m)
Population (2006)
 • Total 613
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Malealea is a village in the Mafeteng district 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

  • Rock paintings show that the area was inhabited by the San people.
  • Between 1900 and the First World War, the English Mervyn Smith opened a trading station.[3]
  • In 1986, the trading station was bought by Mick and Di Jones and gradually transformed into a lodge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Mafeteng District Council - Information Handbook (PDF). Ministry of Local Government and Chieftainship. June 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census 2006 Village List". Bureau of Statistics, Lesotho. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Malealea Lodge History". Malealea Lodge. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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