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.

District municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
7000700000000000000♠7–11	Capricorn District Municipality	DC35	Polokwane	16,988	1,261,463	74.3
7001160000000000000♠16–20	Mopani District Municipality	DC33	Giyani	24,489	1,092,507	44.6
7001210000000000000♠21–25	Sekhukhune District Municipality	DC47	Groblersdal	13,426	1,076,840	80.2
7001120000000000000♠12–15	Vhembe District Municipality	DC34	Thohoyandou	21,349	1,294,722	60.6
7000100000000000000♠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)	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