Malealea
Sign in to saveMalealea 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. The 2006 census counts 613 inhabitants in "Makhomalong (Malealea)" and "Letlapeng (Malealea)"
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- Village group Malealea
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- Mafeteng District
- Country
- Lesotho
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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. The 2006 census counts 613 inhabitants in "Makhomalong (Malealea)" and "Letlapeng (Malealea)"
==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. In 1986, the trading station was bought by Mick and Di Jones and gradually transformed into a lodge.
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