Aliwal North
Maletswai
Aliwal North | |
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The old Post Office building constructed from sandstone. | |
Maletswai Maletswai Maletswai | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′S 26°42′E / 30.700°S 26.700°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Walter Sisulu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.18 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,325 m (4,347 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,992 |
| • Density | 165.1/km2 (427.6/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 48.1% |
| • White | 43.74% |
| • Coloured | 5.66% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.95% |
| • Other | 1.55% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 40.31% |
| • Xhosa | 29.63% |
| • English | 7.16% |
| • Sotho | 5.39% |
| • Other | 17.51% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9750 |
| PO box | 9750 |
| Area code | 051 (−633- / -634-) |
Aliwal North, officially Maletswai, is a town in central South Africa on the banks of the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. It is a medium-sized commercial centre in the northernmost part of the Eastern Cape. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1855.