Maletswai Local Municipality

CountrySouth Africa

SeatAliwal North

Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

MunicipalcodeEC143

Maletswai
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Seat	Aliwal North
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Past Mayor	N.S. Mathetha
Area
• Total	4,358 km2 (1,683 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	43,800
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	85.3%
• Coloured	7.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	6.7%
First languages (2011) [2]
• 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".^[3] 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.