List of municipalities in Limpopo

Limpopo province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into five district municipalities which are in turn divided into twenty-five local municipalities.

In the following map, the district municipalities are shaded with various colours and the local municipalities are numbered.

Map of the municipalities in Limpopo

District municipalities

Map
key
Name Code Seat Area
(km²)
Population
(2011)[1]
Pop. density
(per km²)
7–11 Capricorn District Municipality DC35 Polokwane 16,988 1,261,463 74.3
16–20 Mopani District Municipality DC33 Giyani 24,489 1,092,507 44.6
21–25 Sekhukhune District Municipality DC47 Groblersdal 13,426 1,076,840 80.2
12–15 Vhembe District Municipality DC34 Thohoyandou 21,349 1,294,722 60.6
1–6 Waterberg District Municipality DC36 Modimolle 49,504 679,336 13.7

Local municipalities

Map
key
Name Code District Seat Area
(km²)
Population
(2011)[1]
Pop. density
(per km²)
8 Aganang Local Municipality LIM352 Capricorn Koloti 1,881 131,164 69.7
19 Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality LIM334 Mopani Phalaborwa 7,462 150,637 20.2
5 Bela-Bela Local Municipality LIM366 Waterberg Bela-Bela 3,406 66,500 19.5
7 Blouberg Local Municipality LIM351 Capricorn Senwabarwana 9,248 162,629 17.6
25 Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality LIM472 Sekhukhune Groblersdal 3,713 249,363 67.2
24 Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality LIM471 Sekhukhune Marble Hall 2,011 123,648 61.5
21 Fetakgomo Local Municipality LIM474 Sekhukhune Apel 1,105 93,795 84.9
17 Greater Giyani Local Municipality LIM331 Mopani Giyani 4,172 244,217 58.5
16 Greater Letaba Local Municipality LIM332 Mopani Modjadjiskloof 1,891 212,701 112.5
22 Greater Tubatse Local Municipality LIM475 Sekhukhune Burgersfort 4,602 335,676 72.9
18 Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality LIM333 Mopani Tzaneen 3,243 390,095 120.3
11 Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality LIM355 Capricorn Chuniespoort 3,463 230,350 66.5
2 Lephalale Local Municipality LIM362 Waterberg Lephalale 13,784 115,767 8.4
14 Makhado Local Municipality LIM344 Vhembe Louis Trichardt 8,300 516,031 62.2
23 Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality LIM473 Sekhukhune Jane Furse 2,097 274,358 130.8
20 Maruleng Local Municipality LIM335 Mopani Hoedspruit 3,244 94,857 29.2
4 Modimolle Local Municipality LIM365 Waterberg Modimolle 4,678 68,513 14.6
3 Mogalakwena Local Municipality LIM367 Waterberg Mokopane 6,166 307,682 49.9
9 Molemole Local Municipality LIM353 Capricorn Dendron 3,347 108,321 32.4
6 Mookgophong Local Municipality LIM364 Waterberg Mookgophong 5,689 35,640 6.3
12 Musina Local Municipality LIM341 Vhembe Musina 7,577 68,359 9.0
13 Mutale Local Municipality LIM342 Vhembe Mutale 3,886 91,870 23.6
10 Polokwane Local Municipality LIM354 Capricorn Polokwane 3,766 628,999 167.0
1 Thabazimbi Local Municipality LIM361 Waterberg Thabazimbi 11,190 85,234 7.6
15 Thulamela Local Municipality LIM343 Vhembe Thohoyandou 5,835 618,462 106.0

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011: Municipal Fact Sheet" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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