The Malen Chiefdom is a rural area situated about 90 minutes west of Pujehun Town. The estimated population of the chiefdom is 23,520. The chiefdom has 10 sections and the distributions were in four of these sections with an estimated population of 11,412. The smallest of the ten sections has 1,637 inhabitants and the largest has 3,846. Locals are engaged in sustenance farming.