 Maltahöhe has two suburbs, the "Andreville" location and the "Blikkiesdorp" (literally ) informal settlement which has neither sewerage nor electricity supply.It is served by Maltahöhe Railway Station.Maltahöhe was established in 1899 by Henning von Burgsdorff, previously an officer in the German "Schutztruppe", the military force of the Imperial German occupation.