Maletswai

Municipal area until 2016

Coat of arms of the municipality

Maletswai ( English Maletswai Local Municipality ) was a local community in the Joe Gqabi district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . The seat of the local government was in Aliwal North . Their territory was incorporated into the newly formed local congregation Walter Sisulu in August 2016 .

The name of the local community is a Sesotho word and means "place of salt". It refers to a mineral spring known as Aliwal Spa . The motto of the community was Kopano ke matla, something like : "Unity is strength".

Cities / places

• Aliwal North
• Jamestown

Demography 43,800 inhabitants lived on an area of ​​4,358 km² (as of 2011).

Web links

• The Local Government Handbook: Maletswai Local Municipality (EC143) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Walter Sisulu Local Municipality (EC145) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
2. ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
3. ↑ 2011 census: Maletswai . accessed on August 29, 2020.

Coordinates: 30 ° 41 ′  S , 26 ° 42 ′  E