List of municipalities in South Africa

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This is a list of municipalities of South Africa. The largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities, while the rest of the country is divided into district municipalities, each of which consists of several local municipalities. Since the boundary reform at the time of the municipal election of 18 May 2011 there are eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 226 local municipalities.^[1]

Metropolitan municipalities

Name	Code	Province	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)^[2]	Pop. density (per km²)
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	BUF	Eastern Cape	East London	2,536	755,200	297.8
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	CPT	Western Cape	Cape Town	2,460	3,740,026	1,520.3
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	JHB	Gauteng	Johannesburg	1,645	4,434,827	2,695.9
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	TSH	Gauteng	Pretoria	6,345	2,921,488	460.4
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	EKU	Gauteng	Germiston	1,924	3,178,470	1,652.0
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality	ETH	KwaZulu-Natal	Durban	2,292	3,442,361	1,501.9
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	MAN	Free State	Bloemfontein	6,284	747,431	118.9
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	NMA	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	1,959	1,152,115	588.1

District municipalities

For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.

Name	Code	Province	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)^[2]	Pop. density (per km²)
Alfred Nzo District Municipality	DC44 !DC44	Eastern Cape	Mount Ayliff	6,859	801,344	116.8
Amajuba District Municipality	DC25 !DC25	KwaZulu-Natal	Newcastle	6,911	499,839	72.3
Amathole District Municipality	DC12 !DC12	Eastern Cape	East London	21,043	892,637	42.4
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality	DC37 !DC37	North West	Rustenburg	18,333	1,507,505	82.2
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	BUF !BUF	Eastern Cape	East London	2,536	755,200	297.8
Cape Winelands District Municipality	DC02 !DC2	Western Cape	Worcester	22,309	787,490	35.3
Capricorn District Municipality	DC35 !DC35	Limpopo	Polokwane	16,988	1,261,463	74.3
Central Karoo District Municipality	DC05 !DC5	Western Cape	Beaufort West	38,854	71,011	1.8
Chris Hani District Municipality	DC13 !DC13	Eastern Cape	Queenstown	36,695	795,461	21.7
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	CPT !CPT	Western Cape	Cape Town	2,460	3,740,026	1,520.3
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	JHB !JHB	Gauteng	Johannesburg	1,645	4,434,827	2,695.9
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	TSH !TSH	Gauteng	Pretoria	6,345	2,921,488	460.4
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality	DC40 !DC40	North West	Klerksdorp	14,642	695,933	47.5
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality	DC39 !DC39	North West	Vryburg	44,017	463,815	10.5
Eden District Municipality	DC04 !DC4	Western Cape	George	23,331	574,265	24.6
Ehlanzeni District Municipality	DC32 !DC32	Mpumalanga	Nelspruit	27,896	1,688,615	60.5
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	EKU !EKU	Gauteng	Germiston	1,924	3,178,470	1,652.0
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality	ETH !ETH	KwaZulu-Natal	Durban	2,292	3,442,361	1,501.9
Fezile Dabi District Municipality	DC20 !DC20	Free State	Sasolburg	21,301	488,036	22.9
Frances Baard District Municipality	DC09 !DC9	Northern Cape	Kimberley	13,518	382,086	28.3
Gert Sibande District Municipality	DC30 !DC30	Mpumalanga	Secunda	31,841	1,043,194	32.8
iLembe District Municipality	DC29 !DC29	KwaZulu-Natal	KwaDukuza	3,269	606,809	185.6
Joe Gqabi District Municipality	DC14 !DC14	Eastern Cape	Barkly East	25,663	349,768	13.6
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality	DC45 !DC45	Northern Cape	Kuruman	27,283	224,799	8.2
Lejweleputswa District Municipality	DC18 !DC18	Free State	Welkom	31,930	627,626	19.7
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	MAN !MAN	Free State	Bloemfontein	6,284	747,431	118.9
Mopani District Municipality	DC33 !DC33	Limpopo	Giyani	24,489	1,092,507	44.6
Namakwa District Municipality	DC06 !DC6	Northern Cape	Springbok	126,836	115,842	0.9
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	NMA !NMA	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	1,959	1,152,115	588.1
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality	DC38 !DC38	North West	Mafikeng	27,889	842,699	30.2
Nkangala District Municipality	DC31 !DC31	Mpumalanga	Middelburg	16,758	1,308,129	78.1
OR Tambo District Municipality	DC15 !DC15	Eastern Cape	Mthatha	15,968	1,364,943	85.5
Overberg District Municipality	DC03 !DC3	Western Cape	Bredasdorp	11,405	258,176	22.6
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality	DC07 !DC7	Northern Cape	De Aar	102,727	186,351	1.8
Sarah Baartman District Municipality	DC10 !DC10	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	58,194	450,584	7.7
Sedibeng District Municipality	DC42 !DC42	Gauteng	Vereeniging	4,177	916,484	219.4
Sekhukhune District Municipality	DC47 !DC47	Limpopo	Groblersdal	13,426	1,076,840	80.2
Sisonke District Municipality	DC43 !DC43	KwaZulu-Natal	Ixopo	11,127	461,419	41.5
Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality	DC19 !DC19	Free State	Phuthaditjhaba	32,637	736,238	22.6
Ugu District Municipality	DC21 !DC21	KwaZulu-Natal	Port Shepstone	5,047	722,484	143.2
uMgungundlovu District Municipality	DC22 !DC22	KwaZulu-Natal	Pietermaritzburg	8,934	1,017,763	113.9
uMkhanyakude District Municipality	DC27 !DC27	KwaZulu-Natal	Mkuze	12,821	625,846	48.8
uMzinyathi District Municipality	DC24 !DC24	KwaZulu-Natal	Dundee	8,589	510,838	59.5
uThukela District Municipality	DC23 !DC23	KwaZulu-Natal	Ladysmith	11,326	668,848	59.1
uThungulu District Municipality	DC28 !DC28	KwaZulu-Natal	Richards Bay	8,213	907,519	110.5
Vhembe District Municipality	DC34 !DC34	Limpopo	Thohoyandou	21,349	1,294,722	60.6
Waterberg District Municipality	DC36 !DC36	Limpopo	Modimolle	49,504	679,336	13.7
West Coast District Municipality	DC01 !DC1	Western Cape	Moorreesburg	31,104	391,766	12.6
West Rand District Municipality	DC48 !DC48	Gauteng	Randfontein	4,087	820,995	200.9
Xhariep District Municipality	DC16 !DC16	Free State	Trompsburg	37,674	146,259	3.9
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality	DC08 !DC8	Northern Cape	Upington	102,524	236,783	2.3
Zululand District Municipality	DC26 !DC26	KwaZulu-Natal	Ulundi	14,799	803,575	54.3

Local municipalities

For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.

Name	Code	Province	District	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)^[2]	Pop. density (per km²)
Abaqulusi Local Municipality	KZN263	KwaZulu-Natal	Zululand	Vryheid	4,185	211,060	50.4
Aganang Local Municipality	LIM352	Limpopo	Capricorn	Koloti	1,881	131,164	69.7
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality	MP301	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Carolina	5,559	186,010	33.5
Amahlathi Local Municipality	EC124	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Stutterheim	4,820	122,778	25.5
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality	LIM334	Limpopo	Mopani	Phalaborwa	7,462	150,637	20.2
Baviaans Local Municipality	EC107	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Willowmore	11,668	17,761	1.5
Beaufort West Local Municipality	WC053	Western Cape	Central Karoo	Beaufort West	21,917	49,586	2.3
Bela-Bela Local Municipality	LIM366	Limpopo	Waterberg	Bela-Bela	3,406	66,500	19.5
Bergrivier Local Municipality	WC013	Western Cape	West Coast	Piketberg	4,407	61,897	14.0
Bitou Local Municipality	WC047	Western Cape	Eden	Plettenberg Bay	992	49,162	49.6
Blouberg Local Municipality	LIM351	Limpopo	Capricorn	Senwabarwana	9,248	162,629	17.6
Blue Crane Route Local Municipality	EC102	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Somerset East	11,068	36,002	3.3
Breede Valley Local Municipality	WC025	Western Cape	Cape Winelands	Worcester	3,833	166,825	43.5
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	BUF	Eastern Cape		East London	2,536	755,200	297.8
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality	MP325	Mpumalanga	Ehlanzeni	Bushbuckridge	10,250	541,248	52.8
Camdeboo Local Municipality	EC101	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Graaff-Reinet	12,422	50,993	4.1
Cape Agulhas Local Municipality	WC033	Western Cape	Overberg	Bredasdorp	3,467	33,038	9.5
Cederberg Local Municipality	WC012	Western Cape	West Coast	Clanwilliam	8,007	49,768	6.2
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality	CPT	Western Cape		Cape Town	2,460	3,740,026	1,520.3
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality	JHB	Gauteng		Johannesburg	1,645	4,434,827	2,695.9
City of Matlosana Local Municipality	NW403	North West	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Klerksdorp	3,561	398,676	112.0
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	TSH	Gauteng		Pretoria	6,345	2,921,488	460.4
Dannhauser Local Municipality	KZN254	KwaZulu-Natal	Amajuba	Dannhauser	1,516	102,161	67.4
Dihlabeng Local Municipality	FS192	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Bethlehem	4,880	128,704	26.4
Dikgatlong Local Municipality	NC092	Northern Cape	Frances Baard	Barkly West	7,315	46,841	6.4
Dipaleseng Local Municipality	MP306	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Balfour	2,617	42,390	16.2
Ditsobotla Local Municipality	NW384	North West	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Lichtenburg	6,465	168,902	26.1
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality	MP316	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	Siyabuswa	1,416	249,705	176.3
Drakenstein Local Municipality	WC023	Western Cape	Cape Winelands	Paarl	1,538	251,262	163.4
eDumbe Local Municipality	KZN261	KwaZulu-Natal	Zululand	Paulpietersburg	1,943	82,053	42.2
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality	EKU	Gauteng		Germiston	1,924	3,178,470	1,652.0
Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality	LIM472	Limpopo	Sekhukhune	Groblersdal	3,713	249,363	67.2
Elundini Local Municipality	EC141	Eastern Cape	Joe Gqabi	Maclear	5,065	138,141	27.3
eMadlangeni Local Municipality	KZN253	KwaZulu-Natal	Amajuba	Utrecht	3,539	34,442	9.7
Emakhazeni Local Municipality	MP314	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	Belfast	4,736	47,216	10.0
Emalahleni Local Municipality	EC136	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Lady Frere	3,447	119,460	34.7
Emalahleni Local Municipality	MP312	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	Witbank	2,678	395,466	147.7
Emfuleni Local Municipality	GT421	Gauteng	Sedibeng	Vanderbijlpark	966	721,663	747.1
Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality	KZN232	KwaZulu-Natal	uThukela	Ladysmith	2,965	237,437	80.1
Emthanjeni Local Municipality	NC073	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	De Aar	13,472	42,356	3.1
Endumeni Local Municipality	KZN241	KwaZulu-Natal	uMzinyathi	Dundee	1,610	64,862	40.3
Engcobo Local Municipality	EC137	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Ngcobo	2,484	155,513	62.6
Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality	LIM471	Limpopo	Sekhukhune	Marble Hall	2,011	123,648	61.5
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality	ETH	KwaZulu-Natal		Durban	2,292	3,442,361	1,501.9
Ezingoleni Local Municipality	KZN215	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Izingolweni	648	52,540	81.1
Fetakgomo Local Municipality	LIM474	Limpopo	Sekhukhune	Apel	1,105	93,795	84.9
Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality	NC452	Northern Cape	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Kuruman	4,492	93,652	20.8
Gamagara Local Municipality	NC453	Northern Cape	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Kathu	2,619	41,617	15.9
Gariep Local Municipality	EC144	Eastern Cape	Joe Gqabi	Burgersdorp	8,911	33,677	3.8
George Local Municipality	WC044	Western Cape	Eden	George	5,191	193,672	37.3
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality	MP307	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Secunda	2,955	294,538	99.7
Great Kei Local Municipality	EC123	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Komga	1,736	38,991	22.5
Greater Giyani Local Municipality	LIM331	Limpopo	Mopani	Giyani	4,172	244,217	58.5
Greater Kokstad Local Municipality	KZN433	KwaZulu-Natal	Sisonke	Kokstad	2,680	65,981	24.6
Greater Letaba Local Municipality	LIM332	Limpopo	Mopani	Modjadjiskloof	1,891	212,701	112.5
Greater Taung Local Municipality	NW394	North West	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Taung	5,635	177,642	31.5
Greater Tubatse Local Municipality	LIM475	Limpopo	Sekhukhune	Burgersfort	4,602	335,676	72.9
Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality	LIM333	Limpopo	Mopani	Tzaneen	3,243	390,095	120.3
Hantam Local Municipality	NC065	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Calvinia	36,128	21,578	0.6
Hessequa Local Municipality	WC042	Western Cape	Eden	Riversdale	5,733	52,642	9.2
Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality	KZN216	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Port Shepstone	839	256,135	305.3
Hlabisa Local Municipality	KZN274	KwaZulu-Natal	uMkhanyakude	Hlabisa	1,555	71,925	46.3
Ikwezi Local Municipality	EC103	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Jansenville	4,563	10,537	2.3
Imbabazane Local Municipality	KZN236	KwaZulu-Natal	uThukela	Ntabamhlophe	1,426	113,073	79.3
Impendle Local Municipality	KZN224	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Impendle	1,528	33,105	21.7
Indaka Local Municipality	KZN233	KwaZulu-Natal	uThukela	Wasbank	992	103,116	103.9
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality	EC153	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	Flagstaff	2,477	278,481	112.4
Ingwe Local Municipality	KZN431	KwaZulu-Natal	Sisonke	Creighton	1,976	100,548	50.9
Inkwanca Local Municipality	EC133	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Molteno	3,584	21,971	6.1
Intsika Yethu Local Municipality	EC135	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Cofimvaba	2,711	145,372	53.6
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality	EC131	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Cradock	11,663	65,560	5.6
Joe Morolong Local Municipality	NC451	Northern Cape	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Mothibistad	20,172	89,530	4.4
Jozini Local Municipality	KZN272	KwaZulu-Natal	uMkhanyakude	Jozini	3,442	186,502	54.2
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality	NW397	North West	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Ganyesa	23,827	105,789	4.4
Kai !Garib Local Municipality	NC082	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Kakamas	26,358	65,869	2.5
Kamiesberg Local Municipality	NC064	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Garies	14,210	10,187	0.7
Kannaland Local Municipality	WC041	Western Cape	Eden	Ladismith	4,758	24,767	5.2
Kareeberg Local Municipality	NC074	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Carnarvon	17,702	11,673	0.7
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality	NC066	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Williston	32,274	12,588	0.4
Kgatelopele Local Municipality	NC086	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Daniëlskuil	2,478	18,687	7.5
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality	NW374	North West	Bojanala Platinum	Koster	3,973	51,049	12.8
Khâi-Ma Local Municipality	NC067	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Pofadder	16,628	12,465	0.7
//Khara Hais Local Municipality	NC083	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Upington	21,780	93,494	4.3
!Kheis Local Municipality	NC084	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Groblershoop	11,107	16,637	1.5
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality	EC157	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	Mthatha	3,027	451,710	149.2
Knysna Local Municipality	WC048	Western Cape	Eden	Knysna	1,109	68,659	61.9
Kopanong Local Municipality	FS162	Free State	Xhariep	Trompsburg	15,645	49,171	3.1
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality	EC109	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Kareedouw	3,593	40,663	11.3
Kouga Local Municipality	EC108	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Jeffreys Bay	2,670	98,558	36.9
KwaDukuza Local Municipality	KZN292	KwaZulu-Natal	iLembe	KwaDukuza	735	231,187	314.5
KwaSani Local Municipality	KZN432	KwaZulu-Natal	Sisonke	Himeville	1,852	12,898	7.0
Laingsburg Local Municipality	WC051	Western Cape	Central Karoo	Laingsburg	8,784	8,289	0.9
Langeberg Local Municipality	WC026	Western Cape	Cape Winelands	Ashton	4,518	97,724	21.6
Lekwa Local Municipality	MP305	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Standerton	4,585	115,662	25.2
Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality	NW396	North West	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Christiana	3,681	53,248	14.5
Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality	LIM355	Limpopo	Capricorn	Chuniespoort	3,463	230,350	66.5
Lephalale Local Municipality	LIM362	Limpopo	Waterberg	Lephalale	13,784	115,767	8.4
Lesedi Local Municipality	GT423	Gauteng	Sedibeng	Heidelberg	1,484	99,520	67.1
Letsemeng Local Municipality	FS161	Free State	Xhariep	Koffiefontein	9,829	38,628	3.9
Lukhanji Local Municipality	EC134	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Queenstown	3,813	190,723	50.0
Madibeng Local Municipality	NW372	North West	Bojanala Platinum	Brits	3,839	477,381	124.4
Mafube Local Municipality	FS205	Free State	Fezile Dabi	Frankfort	3,971	57,876	14.6
Magareng Local Municipality	NC093	Northern Cape	Frances Baard	Warrenton	1,542	24,204	15.7
Mahikeng Local Municipality	NW383	North West	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Mahikeng	3,698	291,527	78.8
Makana Local Municipality	EC104	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Grahamstown	4,376	80,390	18.4
Makhado Local Municipality	LIM344	Limpopo	Vhembe	Louis Trichardt	8,300	516,031	62.2
Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality	LIM473	Limpopo	Sekhukhune	Jane Furse	2,097	274,358	130.8
Maletswai Local Municipality	EC143	Eastern Cape	Joe Gqabi	Aliwal North	4,358	43,800	10.1
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality	FS194	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Phuthaditjhaba	4,338	335,784	77.4
Mamusa Local Municipality	NW393	North West	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Schweizer-Reneke	3,615	60,355	16.7
Mandeni Local Municipality	KZN291	KwaZulu-Natal	iLembe	Mandeni	545	138,078	253.4
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality	MAN	Free State		Bloemfontein	6,284	747,431	118.9
Mantsopa Local Municipality	FS196	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Ladybrand	4,291	51,056	11.9
Maphumulo Local Municipality	KZN294	KwaZulu-Natal	iLembe	Maphumulo	896	96,724	108.0
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality	NW404	North West	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Wolmaransstad	4,643	77,794	16.8
Maruleng Local Municipality	LIM335	Limpopo	Mopani	Hoedspruit	3,244	94,857	29.2
Masilonyana Local Municipality	FS181	Free State	Lejweleputswa	Theunissen	6,796	63,334	9.3
Matatiele Local Municipality	EC441	Eastern Cape	Alfred Nzo	Matatiele	4,352	203,843	46.8
Matjhabeng Local Municipality	FS184	Free State	Lejweleputswa	Welkom	5,155	406,461	78.8
Matzikama Local Municipality	WC011	Western Cape	West Coast	Vredendal	12,981	67,147	5.2
Mbhashe Local Municipality	EC121	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Dutywa	3,169	254,909	80.4
Mbizana Local Municipality	EC443	Eastern Cape	Alfred Nzo	Bizana	2,417	281,905	116.6
Mbombela Local Municipality	MP322	Mpumalanga	Ehlanzeni	Nelspruit	5,394	588,794	109.2
Mbonambi Local Municipality	KZN281	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	KwaMbonambi	1,210	122,889	101.6
Merafong City Local Municipality	GT484	Gauteng	West Rand	Carletonville	1,631	197,520	121.1
Metsimaholo Local Municipality	FS204	Free State	Fezile Dabi	Sasolburg	1,717	149,108	86.8
Mhlontlo Local Municipality	EC156	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	Qumbu	2,826	188,226	66.6
Midvaal Local Municipality	GT422	Gauteng	Sedibeng	Meyerton	1,722	95,301	55.3
Mier Local Municipality	NC081	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Mier	22,468	7,003	0.3
Mkhambathini Local Municipality	KZN226	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Camperdown	891	63,142	70.9
Mkhondo Local Municipality	MP303	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Piet Retief	4,882	171,982	35.2
Mnquma Local Municipality	EC122	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Gcuwa	3,270	252,390	77.2
Modimolle Local Municipality	LIM365	Limpopo	Waterberg	Modimolle	4,678	68,513	14.6
Mogalakwena Local Municipality	LIM367	Limpopo	Waterberg	Mokopane	6,166	307,682	49.9
Mogale City Local Municipality	GT481	Gauteng	West Rand	Krugersdorp	1,342	362,422	270.1
Mohokare Local Municipality	FS163	Free State	Xhariep	Zastron	8,776	34,146	3.9
Molemole Local Municipality	LIM353	Limpopo	Capricorn	Dendron	3,347	108,321	32.4
Mookgophong Local Municipality	LIM364	Limpopo	Waterberg	Mookgophong	5,689	35,640	6.3
Moqhaka Local Municipality	FS201	Free State	Fezile Dabi	Kroonstad	7,925	160,532	20.3
Moretele Local Municipality	NW371	North West	Bojanala Platinum	Makapanstad	1,379	186,947	135.6
Moses Kotane Local Municipality	NW375	North West	Bojanala Platinum	Mogwase	5,719	242,554	42.4
Mossel Bay Local Municipality	WC043	Western Cape	Eden	Mossel Bay	2,011	89,430	44.5
Mpofana Local Municipality	KZN223	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Mooi River	1,820	38,103	20.9
Msinga Local Municipality	KZN244	KwaZulu-Natal	uMzinyathi	Tugela Ferry	2,501	177,577	71.0
Msukaligwa Local Municipality	MP302	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Ermelo	6,016	149,377	24.8
Msunduzi Local Municipality	KZN225	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Pietermaritzburg	634	618,536	975.6
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality	KZN285	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	Melmoth	1,086	47,818	44.0
Mtubatuba Local Municipality	KZN275	KwaZulu-Natal	uMkhanyakude	Mtubatuba	1,738	175,425	100.9
Musina Local Municipality	LIM341	Limpopo	Vhembe	Musina	7,577	68,359	9.0
Mutale Local Municipality	LIM342	Limpopo	Vhembe	Mutale	3,886	91,870	23.6
Nala Local Municipality	FS185	Free State	Lejweleputswa	Bothaville	4,129	81,220	19.7
Naledi Local Municipality	NW392	North West	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Vryburg	6,941	66,781	9.6
Naledi Local Municipality	FS164	Free State	Xhariep	Dewetsdorp	3,424	24,314	7.1
Nama Khoi Local Municipality	NC062	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Springbok	17,989	47,041	2.6
Ndlambe Local Municipality	EC105	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Port Alfred	1,841	61,176	33.2
Ndwedwe Local Municipality	KZN293	KwaZulu-Natal	iLembe	Ndwedwe	1,093	140,820	128.8
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality	NMA	Eastern Cape		Port Elizabeth	1,959	1,152,115	588.1
Newcastle Local Municipality	KZN252	KwaZulu-Natal	Amajuba	Newcastle	1,855	363,236	195.8
Ngqushwa Local Municipality	EC126	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Peddie	2,241	72,190	32.2
Ngwathe Local Municipality	FS203	Free State	Fezile Dabi	Parys	7,055	120,520	17.1
Nkandla Local Municipality	KZN286	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	Nkandla	1,828	114,416	62.6
Nketoana Local Municipality	FS193	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Reitz	5,611	60,324	10.8
Nkomazi Local Municipality	MP324	Mpumalanga	Ehlanzeni	Malalane	4,787	390,610	81.6
Nkonkobe Local Municipality	EC127	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Fort Beaufort	3,626	127,115	35.1
Nongoma Local Municipality	KZN265	KwaZulu-Natal	Zululand	Nongoma	2,182	194,908	89.3
Nquthu Local Municipality	KZN242	KwaZulu-Natal	uMzinyathi	Nquthu	1,962	165,307	84.3
Ntabankulu Local Municipality	EC444	Eastern Cape	Alfred Nzo	Ntabankulu	1,385	123,976	89.5
Ntambanana Local Municipality	KZN283	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	Bhucanana	1,083	74,336	68.6
Nxuba Local Municipality	EC128	Eastern Cape	Amathole	Adelaide	2,732	24,264	8.9
Nyandeni Local Municipality	EC155	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	Libode	2,474	290,390	117.4
Okhahlamba Local Municipality	KZN235	KwaZulu-Natal	uThukela	Bergville	3,971	132,068	33.3
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality	WC045	Western Cape	Eden	Oudtshoorn	3,537	95,933	27.1
Overstrand Local Municipality	WC032	Western Cape	Overberg	Hermanus	1,708	80,432	47.1
Phokwane Local Municipality	NC094	Northern Cape	Frances Baard	Hartswater	834	63,000	75.5
Phumelela Local Municipality	FS195	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Vrede	8,183	47,772	5.8
Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality	MP304	Mpumalanga	Gert Sibande	Volksrust	5,227	83,235	15.9
Polokwane Local Municipality	LIM354	Limpopo	Capricorn	Polokwane	3,766	628,999	167.0
Port St Johns Local Municipality	EC154	Eastern Cape	OR Tambo	Port St Johns	1,291	156,136	120.9
Prince Albert Local Municipality	WC052	Western Cape	Central Karoo	Prince Albert	8,153	13,136	1.6
Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality	NW385	North West	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Zeerust	7,193	150,713	21.0
Randfontein Local Municipality	GT482	Gauteng	West Rand	Randfontein	475	149,286	314.3
Ratlou Local Municipality	NW381	North West	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Setlagole	4,884	107,339	22.0
Renosterberg Local Municipality	NC075	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Petrusville	5,527	10,978	2.0
Richmond Local Municipality	KZN227	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Richmond	1,256	65,793	52.4
Richtersveld Local Municipality	NC061	Northern Cape	Namakwa	Port Nolloth	9,608	11,982	1.2
Rustenburg Local Municipality	NW373	North West	Bojanala Platinum	Rustenburg	3,423	549,575	160.6
Sakhisizwe Local Municipality	EC138	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Cala	2,355	63,582	27.0
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality	WC014	Western Cape	West Coast	Vredenburg	2,015	99,193	49.2
Senqu Local Municipality	EC142	Eastern Cape	Joe Gqabi	Lady Grey	7,329	134,150	18.3
Setsoto Local Municipality	FS191	Free State	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Ficksburg	5,966	112,597	18.9
Siyancuma Local Municipality	NC078	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Douglas	16,753	37,076	2.2
Siyathemba Local Municipality	NC077	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Prieska	14,725	21,591	1.5
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality	NC091	Northern Cape	Frances Baard	Kimberley	3,145	248,041	78.9
Stellenbosch Local Municipality	WC024	Western Cape	Cape Winelands	Stellenbosch	831	155,733	187.4
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality	MP313	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	Middelburg	3,976	229,831	57.8
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality	EC106	Eastern Cape	Sarah Baartman	Kirkwood	5,994	54,504	9.1
Swartland Local Municipality	WC015	Western Cape	West Coast	Malmesbury	3,707	113,762	30.7
Swellendam Local Municipality	WC034	Western Cape	Overberg	Swellendam	3,835	35,916	9.4
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality	MP321	Mpumalanga	Ehlanzeni	Lydenburg	5,719	98,387	17.2
Thabazimbi Local Municipality	LIM361	Limpopo	Waterberg	Thabazimbi	11,190	85,234	7.6
The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality	KZN273	KwaZulu-Natal	uMkhanyakude	Hluhluwe	2,121	35,258	16.6
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality	WC031	Western Cape	Overberg	Caledon	3,232	108,790	33.7
Thembelihle Local Municipality	NC076	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Hopetown	8,023	15,701	2.0
Thembisile Hani Local Municipality	MP315	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	eMpumalanga	2,384	310,458	130.2
Thulamela Local Municipality	LIM343	Limpopo	Vhembe	Thohoyandou	5,835	618,462	106.0
Tlokwe Local Municipality	NW402	North West	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Potchefstroom	2,674	162,762	60.9
Tokologo Local Municipality	FS182	Free State	Lejweleputswa	Boshof	9,326	28,986	3.1
Tsantsabane Local Municipality	NC085	Northern Cape	ZF Mgcawu	Postmasburg	18,333	35,093	1.9
Tsolwana Local Municipality	EC132	Eastern Cape	Chris Hani	Tarkastad	6,087	33,281	5.5
Tswaing Local Municipality	NW382	North West	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Delareyville	5,966	124,218	20.8
Tswelopele Local Municipality	FS183	Free State	Lejweleputswa	Bultfontein	6,524	47,625	7.3
Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality	KZN434	KwaZulu-Natal	Sisonke	Ixopo	1,604	101,691	63.4
Ubuntu Local Municipality	NC071	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Victoria West	20,389	18,601	0.9
Ulundi Local Municipality	KZN266	KwaZulu-Natal	Zululand	Ulundi	3,250	188,317	57.9
Umdoni Local Municipality	KZN212	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Scottburgh	252	78,875	313.0
uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality	KZN271	KwaZulu-Natal	uMkhanyakude	Kwangwanase	3,964	156,736	39.5
uMhlathuze Local Municipality	KZN282	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	Richards Bay	793	334,459	421.8
Umjindi Local Municipality	MP323	Mpumalanga	Ehlanzeni	Barberton	1,745	69,577	39.9
uMlalazi Local Municipality	KZN284	KwaZulu-Natal	uThungulu	Eshowe	2,214	213,601	96.5
uMngeni Local Municipality	KZN222	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Howick	1,567	92,710	59.2
uMshwathi Local Municipality	KZN221	KwaZulu-Natal	uMgungundlovu	Wartburg	1,818	106,374	58.5
Umsobomvu Local Municipality	NC072	Northern Cape	Pixley ka Seme	Colesberg	6,819	28,376	4.2
Umtshezi Local Municipality	KZN234	KwaZulu-Natal	uThukela	Estcourt	1,972	83,153	42.2
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality	KZN214	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Harding	1,089	96,556	88.7
Umvoti Local Municipality	KZN245	KwaZulu-Natal	uMzinyathi	Greytown	2,516	103,093	41.0
Umzimkhulu Local Municipality	KZN435	KwaZulu-Natal	Sisonke	Umzimkhulu	2,435	180,302	74.0
Umzimvubu Local Municipality	EC442	Eastern Cape	Alfred Nzo	Mount Frere	2,577	191,620	74.4
Umzumbe Local Municipality	KZN213	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Mtwalume	1,259	160,975	127.9
uPhongolo Local Municipality	KZN262	KwaZulu-Natal	Zululand	Pongola	3,239	127,238	39.3
Ventersdorp Local Municipality	NW401	North West	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	Ventersdorp	3,764	56,702	15.1
Victor Khanye Local Municipality	MP311	Mpumalanga	Nkangala	Delmas	1,568	75,452	48.1
Vulamehlo Local Municipality	KZN211	KwaZulu-Natal	Ugu	Scottburgh	960	77,403	80.6
Westonaria Local Municipality	GT483	Gauteng	West Rand	Westonaria	640	111,767	174.6
Witzenberg Local Municipality	WC022	Western Cape	Cape Winelands	Ceres	10,753	115,946	10.8

By province

The lists linked below also include maps showing the locations of the municipalities.

References

↑ "Municipal elections: fact file". Media Club South Africa. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
1 2 3 "Census 2011: Municipal Fact Sheet" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

External links

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