Key facts
- Country
- South Africa
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- District
- Joe Gqabi
- Municipality
- Walter Sisulu
- Type
- Municipal Council
- Mayor
- ( ANC )
- Total
- 24.18 km (9.34 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,325 m (4,347 ft)
- Density
- 165.1/km (427.6/sq mi)
- Black african
- 48.1%
- White
- 43.74%
- Coloured
- 5.66%
- Indian asian
- 0.95%
- Other
- 1.55%
- Afrikaans
- 40.31%
- Xhosa
- 29.63%
- English
- 7.16%
- Sotho
- 5.39%
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Maletswai Local Municipality
- Elevation
- 1325
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Maletswai Local Municipality
- Shares border with
- Free State
- Image
- Old Post Office in Aliwal North.jpg
- Dialing code
- 051 634
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- Commons category
- Aliwal North
- postal code
- 9750
- inception
- 1849-01-01
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aliwal North” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.