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%
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1325
- 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
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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.
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