Malen Chiefdom
Chiefdom in Southern Province, Sierra Leone
7°25′57″N 11°50′26″W / 7.43250°N 11.84056°W / 7.43250; -11.84056 (2004[1])
Malen Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Pujehun District of Sierra Leone under supervision of Chief B.V.S. Kebby (Kebbie)[2] with a population of 22,090.[1] 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%).[3]
References
- ^ a b "Final Results 2004 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Government of Sierra Leone. 2006. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2011.
- ^ "MALOA Calls for Credible, Impartial Audit of SOCFIN". Concord Times. Sierra Leone. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Sierra Leone". Against Malaria Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Socfin in Sierra Leone: Anger and broken hopes in Sahn Malen". Standard Times. Sierra Leone. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
- ^ Bangurah, Abdulai M.; et al. (September 2019). "Report of the Technical Committee on the Malen Chiefdom Land Dispute in Pujehun District" (PDF). Government of Sierra Leone. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2020.
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Chiefdoms and towns of Pujehun District
- Pujehun
- Barri
- Gallines Perri
- Kpaka
- Kpanga Kabonde
- Makpele
- Malen
- Mano Sakrim
- Panga Krim
- Peje
- Soro Gbema
- Sowa
- Yekomo Kpukumu Krim
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