Maletswai Local Municipality
Maletswai | |
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Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat | Aliwal North |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Past Mayor | N.S. Mathetha |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 43,800 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 85.3% |
| • Coloured | 7.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 62.3% |
| • Sotho | 19.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.2% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC143 |
Maletswai Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality was merged with Gariep Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.
Maletswai is a Sesotho name that means "a place of salt". The thermal springs resort, named Aliwal Spa, is located within the municipal area and produces salty water, rich in minerals, from underground. During 2010-2014 this once beautiful resort was re-constructed and opened to the public again in 2015.