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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 3 August 2016 there are 8 metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities.
Municipalities by population
2026 population estimates
- 1.Johannesburg 6,559,190
- 2.Cape Town 5,147,500
Metropolitan municipalities
| Name | Code | Province | Seat | Area | Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2022) | Pop. density | km2 | sq mi | per km2 | per sq mi | |||||
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | 2,750 km2 | 975,255 | 303.6 /km2 | ||||
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | 2,446 km2 | 4,772,846 | 1,637.6 /km2 | ||||
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | 1,975 km2 | 4,066,691 | 1,710.6 /km2 | ||||
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 1,645 km2 | 4,803,262 | 3,008.8 /km2 | ||||
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | 6,298 km2 | 4,040,315 | 520.0 /km2 | ||||
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | 2,556 km2 | 4,239,901 | 1,448.5 /km2 | ||||
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | 9,886 km2 | 811,431 | 79.7 /km2 | ||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Gqeberha | 1,957 km2 | 1,190,496 | 645.4 /km2 |
District municipalities
For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
| Name | Code | Province | Seat | Area | Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Pop. density | km2 | sq mi | per km2 | per sq mi | |||||
| Alfred Nzo District Municipality | DC44 | Eastern Cape | Mount Ayliff | 10,731 km2 | 867,864 | 80.9 /km2 | ||||
| Amajuba District Municipality | DC25 | KwaZulu-Natal | Newcastle | 7,102 km2 | 531,327 | 74.8 /km2 | ||||
| Amathole District Municipality | DC12 | Eastern Cape | East London | 21,117 km2 | 880,790 | 41.7 /km2 | ||||
| Bojanala District Municipality | DC37 | North West | Rustenburg | 18,333 km2 | 1,657,148 | 90.4 /km2 | ||||
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | 2,750 km2 | 834,997 | 303.6 /km2 | ||||
| Cape Winelands District Municipality | Western Cape | Worcester | 21,473 km2 | 866,001 | 40.3 /km2 | |||||
| Capricorn District Municipality | DC35 | Limpopo | Polokwane | 21,705 km2 | 1,330,436 | 61.3 /km2 | ||||
| Central Karoo District Municipality | Western Cape | Beaufort West | 38,854 km2 | 74,247 | 1.9 /km2 | |||||
| Chris Hani District Municipality | DC13 | Eastern Cape | Queenstown | 36,407 km2 | 840,055 | 23.1 /km2 | ||||
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | 2,446 km2 | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 /km2 | ||||
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | 1,975 km2 | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 /km2 | ||||
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 1,645 km2 | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 /km2 | ||||
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | 6,298 km2 | 3,275,152 | 520.0 /km2 | ||||
| Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality | DC40 | North West | Klerksdorp | 14,671 km2 | 742,821 | 50.6 /km2 | ||||
| Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality | DC39 | North West | Vryburg | 43,764 km2 | 459,357 | 10.5 /km2 | ||||
| Ehlanzeni District Municipality | DC32 | Mpumalanga | Nelspruit | 27,896 km2 | 1,754,931 | 62.9 /km2 | ||||
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | 2,556 km2 | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 /km2 | ||||
| Fezile Dabi District Municipality | DC20 | Free State | Sasolburg | 20,668 km2 | 494,777 | 23.9 /km2 | ||||
| Frances Baard District Municipality | Northern Cape | Kimberley | 12,836 km2 | 387,741 | 30.2 /km2 | |||||
| Garden Route District Municipality | Western Cape | George | 23,331 km2 | 611,278 | 26.2 /km2 | |||||
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | DC30 | Mpumalanga | Ermelo | 31,841 km2 | 1,135,409 | 35.7 /km2 | ||||
| Harry Gwala District Municipality | DC43 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ixopo | 10,386 km2 | 510,865 | 49.2 /km2 | ||||
| iLembe District Municipality | DC29 | KwaZulu-Natal | KwaDukuza | 3,269 km2 | 657,612 | 201.2 /km2 | ||||
| Joe Gqabi District Municipality | DC14 | Eastern Cape | Barkly East | 25,617 km2 | 372,912 | 14.6 /km2 | ||||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality | DC45 | Northern Cape | Kuruman | 27,322 km2 | 242,264 | 8.9 /km2 | ||||
| King Cetshwayo District Municipality | DC28 | KwaZulu-Natal | Richards Bay | 8,213 km2 | 971,135 | 118.2 /km2 | ||||
| Lejweleputswa District Municipality | DC18 | Free State | Welkom | 32,287 km2 | 646,920 | 20.0 /km2 | ||||
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | 9,886 km2 | 787,803 | 79.7 /km2 | ||||
| Mopani District Municipality | DC33 | Limpopo | Giyani | 20,011 km2 | 1,159,185 | 57.9 /km2 | ||||
| Namakwa District Municipality | Northern Cape | Springbok | 126,836 km2 | 115,488 | 0.9 /km2 | |||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | 1,957 km2 | 1,263,051 | 645.4 /km2 | ||||
| Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality | DC38 | North West | Mahikeng | 28,114 km2 | 889,108 | 31.6 /km2 | ||||
| Nkangala District Municipality | DC31 | Mpumalanga | Middelburg | 16,758 km2 | 1,445,624 | 86.3 /km2 | ||||
| OR Tambo District Municipality | DC15 | Eastern Cape | Mthatha | 12,141 km2 | 1,457,384 | 120.0 /km2 | ||||
| Overberg District Municipality | Western Cape | Bredasdorp | 12,239 km2 | 286,786 | 23.4 /km2 | |||||
| Pixley ka Seme District Municipality | Northern Cape | De Aar | 103,411 km2 | 195,595 | 1.9 /km2 | |||||
| Sarah Baartman District Municipality | DC10 | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | 58,245 km2 | 479,923 | 8.2 /km2 | ||||
| Sedibeng District Municipality | DC42 | Gauteng | Vereeniging | 4,173 km2 | 957,528 | 229.5 /km2 | ||||
| Sekhukhune District Municipality | DC47 | Limpopo | Groblersdal | 13,528 km2 | 1,169,762 | 86.5 /km2 | ||||
| Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality | DC19 | Free State | Phuthaditjhaba | 32,734 km2 | 779,330 | 23.8 /km2 | ||||
| Ugu District Municipality | DC21 | KwaZulu-Natal | Port Shepstone | 4,791 km2 | 753,336 | 157.2 /km2 | ||||
| uMgungundlovu District Municipality | DC22 | KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg | 9,602 km2 | 1,095,865 | 114.1 /km2 | ||||
| uMkhanyakude District Municipality | DC27 | KwaZulu-Natal | Mkuze | 13,855 km2 | 689,090 | 49.7 /km2 | ||||
| uMzinyathi District Municipality | DC24 | KwaZulu-Natal | Dundee | 8,652 km2 | 554,882 | 64.1 /km2 | ||||
| uThukela District Municipality | DC23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ladysmith | 11,134 km2 | 706,588 | 63.5 /km2 | ||||
| Vhembe District Municipality | DC34 | Limpopo | Thohoyandou | 25,596 km2 | 1,393,949 | 54.5 /km2 | ||||
| Waterberg District Municipality | DC36 | Limpopo | Modimolle | 44,913 km2 | 745,758 | 16.6 /km2 | ||||
| West Coast District Municipality | Western Cape | Moorreesburg | 31,119 km2 | 436,403 | 14.0 /km2 | |||||
| West Rand District Municipality | DC48 | Gauteng | Randfontein | 4,087 km2 | 838,594 | 205.2 /km2 | ||||
| Xhariep District Municipality | DC16 | Free State | Trompsburg | 34,250 km2 | 125,884 | 3.7 /km2 | ||||
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | Northern Cape | Upington | 102,484 km2 | 252,692 | 2.5 /km2 | |||||
| Zululand District Municipality | DC26 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ulundi | 14,799 km2 | 892,310 | 60.3 /km2 |
Local municipalities
For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
| Name | Code | Province | District | Seat | MIIF classification | Area | Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Pop. density | km2 | sq mi | per km2 | per sq mi | |||||||
| Abaqulusi Local Municipality | KZN263 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Vryheid | B3 (small towns) | 4,314 km | 243,795 | 56.5 /km | ||||
| Albert Luthuli Local Municipality | MP301 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Carolina | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,559 km | 187,629 | 33.7 /km | ||||
| Alfred Duma Local Municipality | KZN238 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Ladysmith | B2 (large town) | 3,764 km | 356,274 | 94.6 /km | ||||
| Amahlathi Local Municipality | EC124 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Stutterheim | B3 (small towns) | 4,505 km | 101,826 | 22.6 /km | ||||
| Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality | LIM334 | Limpopo | Mopani | Phalaborwa | B3 (small towns) | 7,489 km | 168,937 | 22.6 /km | ||||
| Beaufort West Local Municipality | WC053 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Beaufort West | B3 (small towns) | 21,917 km | 51,080 | 2.3 /km | ||||
| Bela-Bela Local Municipality | LIM366 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Bela-Bela | B3 (small towns) | 3,406 km | 76,296 | 22.4 /km | ||||
| Bergrivier Local Municipality | WC013 | Western Cape | West Coast | Piketberg | B3 (small towns) | 4,407 km | 67,474 | 15.3 /km | ||||
| Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality | KZN276 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Hlabisa | B3 (small towns) | 3,466 km | 116,622 | 33.6 /km | ||||
| Bitou Local Municipality | WC047 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Plettenberg Bay | B3 (small towns) | 992 km | 59,157 | 59.6 /km | ||||
| Blouberg Local Municipality | LIM351 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Senwabarwana | B4 (mostly rural) | 9,540 km | 172,601 | 18.1 /km | ||||
| Blue Crane Route Local Municipality | EC102 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Somerset East | B3 (small towns) | 11,068 km | 36,063 | 3.3 /km | ||||
| Breede Valley Local Municipality | WC025 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Worcester | B2 (large town) | 3,834 km | 176,578 | 46.1 /km | ||||
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | A (metro) | 2,750 km | 834,997 | 303.6 /km | |||||
| Bushbuckridge Local Municipality | MP325 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Bushbuckridge | B4 (mostly rural) | 10,248 km | 546,215 | 53.3 /km | ||||
| Cape Agulhas Local Municipality | WC033 | Western Cape | Overberg | Bredasdorp | B3 (small towns) | 3,471 km | 36,000 | 10.4 /km | ||||
| Cederberg Local Municipality | WC012 | Western Cape | West Coast | Clanwilliam | B3 (small towns) | 8,007 km | 52,949 | 6.6 /km | ||||
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | A (metro) | 2,446 km | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 /km | |||||
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | A (metro) | 1,975 km | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 /km | |||||
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | A (metro) | 1,645 km | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 /km | |||||
| City of Matlosana Local Municipality | NW403 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Klerksdorp | B1 (secondary city) | 3,602 km | 417,282 | 115.8 /km | ||||
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | A (metro) | 6,298 km | 3,275,152 | 520.0 /km | |||||
| Collins Chabane Local Municipality | LIM345 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Malamulele | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,003 km | 347,974 | 69.6 /km | ||||
| Dannhauser Local Municipality | KZN254 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Dannhauser | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,707 km | 105,341 | 61.7 /km | ||||
| Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality | NC087 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Upington | B2 (large town) | 44,231 km | 107,161 | 2.4 /km | ||||
| Dihlabeng Local Municipality | FS192 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Bethlehem | B2 (large town) | 4,868 km | 140,044 | 28.8 /km | ||||
| Dikgatlong Local Municipality | NC092 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Barkly West | B3 (small towns) | 7,316 km | 48,473 | 6.6 /km | ||||
| Dipaleseng Local Municipality | MP306 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Balfour | B3 (small towns) | 2,645 km | 45,232 | 17.1 /km | ||||
| Ditsobotla Local Municipality | NW384 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Lichtenburg | B3 (small towns) | 6,387 km | 181,865 | 28.5 /km | ||||
| Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality | EC137 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Ngcobo | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,484 km | 162,014 | 65.2 /km | ||||
| Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality | EC101 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Graaff-Reinet | B3 (small towns) | 28,653 km | 82,197 | 2.9 /km | ||||
| Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality | MP316 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Siyabuswa | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,416 km | 246,016 | 173.7 /km | ||||
| Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality | KZN436 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Creighton | B3 (small towns) | 3,602 km | 118,480 | 32.9 /km | ||||
| Drakenstein Local Municipality | WC023 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Paarl | B1 (secondary city) | 1,538 km | 280,195 | 182.2 /km | ||||
| eDumbe Local Municipality | KZN261 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Paulpietersburg | B3 (small towns) | 1,943 km | 89,614 | 46.1 /km | ||||
| Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality | LIM472 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Groblersdal | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,713 km | 268,256 | 72.2 /km | ||||
| Elundini Local Municipality | EC141 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Maclear | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,019 km | 144,929 | 28.9 /km | ||||
| eMadlangeni Local Municipality | KZN253 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Utrecht | B3 (small towns) | 3,539 km | 36,869 | 10.4 /km | ||||
| Emakhazeni Local Municipality | MP314 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Belfast | B2 (large town) | 4,736 km | 48,149 | 10.2 /km | ||||
| Emalahleni Local Municipality | EC136 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Lady Frere | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,484 km | 124,532 | 35.7 /km | ||||
| Emalahleni Local Municipality | MP312 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | eMalahleni | B1 (secondary city) | 2,678 km | 455,228 | 170.0 /km | ||||
| Emfuleni Local Municipality | GT421 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Vanderbijlpark | B1 (secondary city) | 966 km | 733,445 | 759.3 /km | ||||
| Emthanjeni Local Municipality | NC073 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | De Aar | B3 (small towns) | 13,472 km | 45,404 | 3.4 /km | ||||
| Endumeni Local Municipality | KZN241 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Dundee | B3 (small towns) | 1,610 km | 76,639 | 47.6 /km | ||||
| Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality | EC139 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Queenstown | B2 (large town) | 13,584 km | 267,011 | 19.7 /km | ||||
| Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality | LIM471 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Marble Hall | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,011 km | 127,168 | 63.2 /km | ||||
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | A (metro) | 2,556 km | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 /km | |||||
| Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | LIM476 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Apel | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,693 km | 489,902 | 86.0 /km | ||||
| Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality | NC452 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kuruman | B3 (small towns) | 4,495 km | 104,408 | 23.2 /km | ||||
| Gamagara Local Municipality | NC453 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kathu | B3 (small towns) | 2,648 km | 53,656 | 20.3 /km | ||||
| George Local Municipality | WC044 | Western Cape | Garden Route | George | B1 (secondary city) | 5,191 km | 208,237 | 40.1 /km | ||||
| Govan Mbeki Local Municipality | MP307 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Secunda | B1 (secondary city) | 2,955 km | 340,091 | 115.1 /km | ||||
| Great Kei Local Municipality | EC123 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Komga | B3 (small towns) | 1,700 km | 31,692 | 18.6 /km | ||||
| Greater Giyani Local Municipality | LIM331 | Limpopo | Mopani | Giyani | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,172 km | 256,127 | 61.4 /km | ||||
| Greater Kokstad Local Municipality | KZN433 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Kokstad | B2 (large town) | 2,680 km | 76,753 | 28.6 /km | ||||
| Greater Letaba Local Municipality | LIM332 | Limpopo | Mopani | Modjadjiskloof | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,891 km | 218,030 | 115.3 /km | ||||
| Greater Taung Local Municipality | NW394 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Taung | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,639 km | 167,827 | 29.8 /km | ||||
| Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality | LIM333 | Limpopo | Mopani | Tzaneen | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,897 km | 416,146 | 143.7 /km | ||||
| Hantam Local Municipality | NC065 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Calvinia | B3 (small towns) | 39,085 km | 21,540 | 0.6 /km | ||||
| Hessequa Local Municipality | WC042 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Riversdale | B3 (small towns) | 5,733 km | 54,237 | 9.5 /km | ||||
| Impendle Local Municipality | KZN224 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Impendle | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,610 km | 29,526 | 18.3 /km | ||||
| Ingquza Hill Local Municipality | EC153 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Flagstaff | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,477 km | 303,379 | 122.5 /km | ||||
| Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality | KZN237 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Estcourt | B3 (small towns) | 3,399 km | 215,182 | 63.3 /km | ||||
| Intsika Yethu Local Municipality | EC135 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cofimvaba | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,873 km | 152,159 | 53.0 /km | ||||
| Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality | EC131 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cradock | B3 (small towns) | 11,663 km | 70,493 | 6.0 /km | ||||
| JB Marks Local Municipality | NW405 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Potchefstroom | B1 (secondary city) | 6,398 km | 243,527 | 38.1 /km | ||||
| Joe Morolong Local Municipality | NC451 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Mothibistad | B4 (mostly rural) | 20,180 km | 84,201 | 4.2 /km | ||||
| Johannes Phumani Phungula Local Municipality | KZN434 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Ixopo | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,669 km | 118,346 | 70.9 /km | ||||
| Jozini Local Municipality | KZN272 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Jozini | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,442 km | 198,215 | 57.6 /km | ||||
| Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality | NW397 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Ganyesa | B4 (mostly rural) | 23,827 km | 102,703 | 4.3 /km | ||||
| Kai !Garib Local Municipality | NC082 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Kakamas | B3 (small towns) | 26,377 km | 68,929 | 2.6 /km | ||||
| Kamiesberg Local Municipality | NC064 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Garies | B3 (small towns) | 14,208 km | 9,605 | 0.7 /km | ||||
| Kannaland Local Municipality | WC041 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Ladismith | B3 (small towns) | 4,765 km | 24,168 | 5.1 /km | ||||
| Kareeberg Local Municipality | NC074 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Carnarvon | B3 (small towns) | 17,701 km | 12,772 | 0.7 /km | ||||
| Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality | NC066 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Williston | B3 (small towns) | 30,230 km | 13,009 | 0.4 /km | ||||
| Kgatelopele Local Municipality | NC086 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Daniëlskuil | B3 (small towns) | 2,478 km | 20,691 | 8.3 /km | ||||
| Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality | NW374 | North West | Bojanala | Koster | B3 (small towns) | 3,973 km | 59,562 | 15.0 km | ||||
| Khâi-Ma Local Municipality | NC067 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Pofadder | B3 (small towns) | 15,715 km | 12,333 | 0.8 /km | ||||
| !Kheis Local Municipality | NC084 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Groblershoop | B3 (small towns) | 11,107 km | 16,566 | 1.5 /km | ||||
| King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality | EC157 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Mthatha | B2 (large town) | 3,019 km | 488,349 | 161.8 /km | ||||
| Knysna Local Municipality | WC048 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Knysna | B2 (large town) | 1,109 km | 73,835 | 66.6 /km | ||||
| Kopanong Local Municipality | FS162 | Free State | Xhariep | Trompsburg | B3 (small towns) | 15,645 km | 49,999 | 3.2 /km | ||||
| Kou-Kamma Local Municipality | EC109 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Kareedouw | B3 (small towns) | 3,642 km | 43,688 | 12.0 /km | ||||
| Kouga Local Municipality | EC108 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Jeffreys Bay | B3 (small towns) | 2,670 km | 112,941 | 42.3 /km | ||||
| Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality | EC156 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Qumbu | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,880 km | 189,176 | 65.7 /km | ||||
| KwaDukuza Local Municipality | KZN292 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | KwaDukuza | B2 (large town) | 735 km | 276,719 | 376.5 /km | ||||
| Laingsburg Local Municipality | WC051 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Laingsburg | B3 (small towns) | 8,784 km | 8,895 | 1.0 /km | ||||
| Langeberg Local Municipality | WC026 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Ashton | B3 (small towns) | 4,518 km | 105,483 | 23.3 /km | ||||
| Lekwa Local Municipality | MP305 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Standerton | B3 (small towns) | 4,557 km | 123,419 | 27.1 /km | ||||
| Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality | NW396 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Christiana | B3 (small towns) | 3,654 km | 56,025 | 15.3 /km | ||||
| Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality | LIM355 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Chuniespoort | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,484 km | 235,380 | 67.6 /km | ||||
| Lephalale Local Municipality | LIM362 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Lephalale | B3 (small towns) | 13,794 km | 140,240 | 10.2 /km | ||||
| Lesedi Local Municipality | GT423 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Heidelberg | B3 (small towns) | 1,484 km | 112,472 | 75.8 /km | ||||
| Letsemeng Local Municipality | FS161 | Free State | Xhariep | Koffiefontein | B3 (small towns) | 9,828 km | 40,044 | 4.1 /km | ||||
| Madibeng Local Municipality | NW372 | North West | Bojanala | Brits | B1 (secondary city) | 3,720 km | 536,110 | 144.1 /km | ||||
| Mafube Local Municipality | FS205 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Frankfort | B3 (small towns) | 3,971 km | 57,574 | 14.5 /km | ||||
| Magareng Local Municipality | NC093 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Warrenton | B3 (small towns) | 1,546 km | 24,059 | 15.6 /km | ||||
| Mahikeng Local Municipality | NW383 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Mahikeng | B2 (large town) | 3,646 km | 314,394 | 86.2 /km | ||||
| Makana Local Municipality | EC104 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Grahamstown | B2 (large town) | 4,376 km | 82,060 | 18.8 /km | ||||
| Makhado Local Municipality | LIM344 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Louis Trichardt | B4 (mostly rural) | 7,605 km | 416,728 | 54.8 /km | ||||
| Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality | LIM473 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Jane Furse | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,110 km | 284,435 | 134.8 /km | ||||
| Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality | FS194 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Phuthaditjhaba | B3 (small towns) | 4,338 km | 353,452 | 81.5 /km | ||||
| Mamusa Local Municipality | NW393 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Schweizer-Reneke | B3 (small towns) | 3,614 km | 64,000 | 17.7 /km | ||||
| Mandeni Local Municipality | KZN291 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Mandeni | B4 (mostly rural) | 545 km | 147,808 | 271.0 /km | ||||
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | A (metro) | 9,886 km | 787,803 | 79.7 /km | |||||
| Mantsopa Local Municipality | FS196 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ladybrand | B3 (small towns) | 4,291 km | 53,525 | 12.5 /km | ||||
| Maphumulo Local Municipality | KZN294 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Maphumulo | B4 (mostly rural) | 896 km | 89,969 | 100.4 /km | ||||
| Maquassi Hills Local Municipality | NW404 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Wolmaransstad | B3 (small towns) | 4,671 km | 82,012 | 17.6 /km | ||||
| Maruleng Local Municipality | LIM335 | Limpopo | Mopani | Hoedspruit | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,563 km | 99,946 | 28.1 /km | ||||
| Masilonyana Local Municipality | FS181 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Theunissen | B3 (small towns) | 6,618 km | 62,770 | 9.5 /km | ||||
| Matatiele Local Municipality | EC441 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Matatiele | B3 (small towns) | 4,352 km | 219,447 | 50.4 /km | ||||
| Matjhabeng Local Municipality | FS184 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Welkom | B1 (secondary city) | 5,690 km | 429,113 | 75.4 /km | ||||
| Matzikama Local Municipality | WC011 | Western Cape | West Coast | Vredendal | B3 (small towns) | 12,981 km | 71,045 | 5.5 /km | ||||
| Mbhashe Local Municipality | EC121 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Dutywa | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,303 km | 277,250 | 84.0 /km | ||||
| Mbombela Local Municipality | MP326 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Nelspruit | B1 (secondary city) | 7,141 km | 695,913 | 97.4 /km | ||||
| Merafong City Local Municipality | GT484 | Gauteng | West Rand | Carletonville | B2 (large town) | 1,631 km | 188,843 | 115.8 /km | ||||
| Metsimaholo Local Municipality | FS204 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Sasolburg | B2 (large town) | 1,717 km | 163,564 | 95.3 /km | ||||
| Midvaal Local Municipality | GT422 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Meyerton | B2 (large town) | 1,722 km | 111,612 | 64.8 /km | ||||
| Mkhambathini Local Municipality | KZN226 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Camperdown | B3 (small towns) | 868 km | 57,075 | 65.7 /km | ||||
| Mkhondo Local Municipality | MP303 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Piet Retief | B3 (small towns) | 4,882 km | 189,036 | 38.7 /km | ||||
| Mnquma Local Municipality | EC122 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Gcuwa | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,137 km | 246,813 | 78.7 /km | ||||
| Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality | LIM368 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Modimolle | B3 (small towns) | 10,367 km | 107,699 | 10.4 /km | ||||
| Mogalakwena Local Municipality | LIM367 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Mokopane | B2 (large town) | 6,156 km | 325,291 | 52.8 /km | ||||
| Mogale City Local Municipality | GT481 | Gauteng | West Rand | Krugersdorp | B1 (secondary city) | 1,342 km | 383,864 | 286.0 /km | ||||
| Mohokare Local Municipality | FS163 | Free State | Xhariep | Zastron | B3 (small towns) | 8,776 km | 35,840 | 4.1 /km | ||||
| Molemole Local Municipality | LIM353 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Dendron | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,628 km | 125,327 | 34.5 /km | ||||
| Moqhaka Local Municipality | FS201 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Kroonstad | B2 (large town) | 7,925 km | 154,732 | 19.5 /km | ||||
| Moretele Local Municipality | NW371 | North West | Bojanala | Makapanstad | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,498 km | 191,306 | 127.7 /km | ||||
| Moses Kotane Local Municipality | NW375 | North West | Bojanala | Mogwase | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,726 km | 243,648 | 42.5 /km | ||||
| Mossel Bay Local Municipality | WC043 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Mossel Bay | B2 (large town) | 2,001 km | 94,135 | 47.0 /km | ||||
| Mpofana Local Municipality | KZN223 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Mooi River | B3 (small towns) | 1,757 km | 37,391 | 21.3 /km | ||||
| Msinga Local Municipality | KZN244 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Tugela Ferry | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,375 km | 184,494 | 77.7 /km | ||||
| Msukaligwa Local Municipality | MP302 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Ermelo | B2 (large town) | 6,016 km | 164,608 | 27.4 /km | ||||
| Msunduzi Local Municipality | KZN225 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Pietermaritzburg | B1 (secondary city) | 751 km | 679,039 | 904.1 /km | ||||
| Mthonjaneni Local Municipality | KZN285 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Melmoth | B3 (small towns) | 1,639 km | 78,883 | 48.1 /km | ||||
| Mtubatuba Local Municipality | KZN275 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Mtubatuba | B3 (small towns) | 1,970 km | 202,176 | 102.6 /km | ||||
| Musina Local Municipality | LIM341 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Musina | B3 (small towns) | 10,347 km | 132,009 | 12.8 /km | ||||
| Nala Local Municipality | FS185 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Bothaville | B3 (small towns) | 4,129 km | 78,515 | 19.0 /km | ||||
| Naledi Local Municipality | NW392 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Vryburg | B3 (small towns) | 7,030 km | 68,803 | 9.8 /km | ||||
| Nama Khoi Local Municipality | NC062 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Springbok | B3 (small towns) | 17,990 km | 46,512 | 2.6 /km | ||||
| Ndlambe Local Municipality | EC105 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Port Alfred | B3 (small towns) | 1,841 km | 63,180 | 34.3 /km | ||||
| Ndwedwe Local Municipality | KZN293 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Ndwedwe | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,093 km | 143,117 | 131.0 /km | ||||
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | A (metro) | 1,957 km | 1,263,051 | 645.4 /km | |||||
| Newcastle Local Municipality | KZN252 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Newcastle | B1 (secondary city) | 1,856 km | 389,117 | 209.7 /km | ||||
| Ngqushwa Local Municipality | EC126 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Peddie | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,115 km | 63,694 | 30.1 /km | ||||
| Ngwathe Local Municipality | FS203 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Parys | B3 (small towns) | 7,055 km | 118,907 | 16.9 /km | ||||
| Nkandla Local Municipality | KZN286 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Nkandla | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,828 km | 114,284 | 62.5 /km | ||||
| Nketoana Local Municipality | FS193 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Reitz | B3 (small towns) | 5,611 km | 64,893 | 11.6 /km | ||||
| Nkomazi Local Municipality | MP324 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Malalane | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,787 km | 410,907 | 85.8 /km | ||||
| Nongoma Local Municipality | KZN265 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Nongoma | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,182 km | 211,892 | 97.1 /km | ||||
| Nqutu Local Municipality | KZN242 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Nquthu | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,962 km | 171,325 | 87.3 /km | ||||
| Ntabankulu Local Municipality | EC444 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Ntabankulu | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,385 km | 128,848 | 93.1 /km | ||||
| Nyandeni Local Municipality | EC155 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Libode | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,474 km | 309,702 | 125.2 /km | ||||
| Okhahlamba Local Municipality | KZN235 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Bergville | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,971 km | 135,132 | 34.0 /km | ||||
| Oudtshoorn Local Municipality | WC045 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Oudtshoorn | B2 (large town) | 3,540 km | 97,509 | 27.5 /km | ||||
| Overstrand Local Municipality | WC032 | Western Cape | Overberg | Hermanus | B2 (large town) | 1,675 km | 93,407 | 55.8 /km | ||||
| Phokwane Local Municipality | NC094 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Hartswater | B3 (small towns) | 828 km | 60,168 | 72.7 /km | ||||
| Phumelela Local Municipality | FS195 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Vrede | B3 (small towns) | 8,196 km | 50,054 | 6.1 /km | ||||
| Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality | MP304 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Volksrust | B3 (small towns) | 5,227 km | 85,395 | 16.3 /km | ||||
| Polokwane Local Municipality | LIM354 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Polokwane | B1 (secondary city) | 5,054 km | 797,127 | 157.7 /km | ||||
| Port St Johns Local Municipality | EC154 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Port St Johns | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,291 km | 166,779 | 129.2 /km | ||||
| Prince Albert Local Municipality | WC052 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Prince Albert | B3 (small towns) | 8,153 km | 14,272 | 1.8 /km | ||||
| Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality | NW385 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Zeerust | B3 (small towns) | 7,323 km | 157,690 | 21.5 /km | ||||
| Rand West City Local Municipality | GT485 | Gauteng | West Rand | Randfontein | B2 (large town) | 1,115 km | 265,887 | 238.5 /km | ||||
| Ratlou Local Municipality | NW381 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Setlagole | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,884 km | 106,108 | 21.7 /km | ||||
| Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality | KZN216 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Port Shepstone | B2 (large town) | 1,487 km | 348,533 | 234.4 /km | ||||
| Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality | EC129 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Alice | B3 (small towns) | 6,357 km | 159,515 | 25.1 /km | ||||
| Renosterberg Local Municipality | NC075 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Petrusville | B3 (small towns) | 5,529 km | 11,818 | 2.1 /km | ||||
| Richmond Local Municipality | KZN227 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Richmond | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,231 km | 71,322 | 57.9 /km | ||||
| Richtersveld Local Municipality | NC061 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Port Nolloth | B3 (small towns) | 9,608 km | 12,487 | 1.3 /km | ||||
| Rustenburg Local Municipality | NW373 | North West | Bojanala | Rustenburg | B1 (secondary city) | 3,416 km | 626,522 | 183.4 /km | ||||
| Sakhisizwe Local Municipality | EC138 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cala | B3 (small towns) | 2,318 km | 63,846 | 27.5 /km | ||||
| Saldanha Bay Local Municipality | WC014 | Western Cape | West Coast | Vredenburg | B2 (large town) | 2,015 km | 111,173 | 55.2 /km | ||||
| Senqu Local Municipality | EC142 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Lady Grey | B4 (mostly rural) | 7,329 km | 140,720 | 19.2 /km | ||||
| Setsoto Local Municipality | FS191 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ficksburg | B3 (small towns) | 5,431 km | 117,362 | 21.6 /km | ||||
| Siyancuma Local Municipality | NC078 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Douglas | B3 (small towns) | 16,753 km | 35,941 | 2.1 /km | ||||
| Siyathemba Local Municipality | NC077 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Prieska | B3 (small towns) | 14,727 km | 23,075 | 1.6 /km | ||||
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | NC091 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Kimberley | B1 (secondary city) | 3,145 km | 255,041 | 81.1 /km | ||||
| Stellenbosch Local Municipality | WC024 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Stellenbosch | B1 (secondary city) | 831 km | 173,197 | 208.4 /km | ||||
| Steve Tshwete Local Municipality | MP313 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Middelburg | B1 (secondary city) | 3,976 km | 278,749 | 70.1 /km | ||||
| Sundays River Valley Local Municipality | EC106 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Kirkwood | B3 (small towns) | 5,995 km | 59,793 | 10.0 /km | ||||
| Swartland Local Municipality | WC015 | Western Cape | West Coast | Malmesbury | B3 (small towns) | 3,707 km | 133,762 | 36.1 /km | ||||
| Swellendam Local Municipality | WC034 | Western Cape | Overberg | Swellendam | B3 (small towns) | 3,835 km | 40,211 | 10.5 /km | ||||
| Thaba Chweu Local Municipality | MP321 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Lydenburg | B3 (small towns) | 5,719 km | 101,895 | 17.8 /km | ||||
| Thabazimbi Local Municipality | LIM361 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Thabazimbi | B3 (small towns) | 11,190 km | 96,232 | 8.6 /km | ||||
| Theewaterskloof Local Municipality | WC031 | Western Cape | Overberg | Caledon | B3 (small towns) | 3,259 km | 117,167 | 36.0 /km | ||||
| Thembelihle Local Municipality | NC076 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Hopetown | B3 (small towns) | 8,023 km | 16,230 | 2.0 /km | ||||
| Thembisile Hani Local Municipality | MP315 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | eMpumalanga | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,384 km | 333,331 | 139.8 /km | ||||
| Thulamela Local Municipality | LIM343 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Thohoyandou | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,642 km | 497,237 | 188.2 /km | ||||
| Tokologo Local Municipality | FS182 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Boshof | B3 (small towns) | 9,326 km | 29,149 | 3.1 /km | ||||
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | NC085 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Postmasburg | B3 (small towns) | 18,290 km | 39,345 | 2.2 /km | ||||
| Tswaing Local Municipality | NW382 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Delareyville | B3 (small towns) | 5,875 km | 129,052 | 22.0 /km | ||||
| Tswelopele Local Municipality | FS183 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Bultfontein | B3 (small towns) | 6,524 km | 47,373 | 7.3 /km | ||||
| Ubuntu Local Municipality | NC071 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Victoria West | B3 (small towns) | 20,393 km | 19,471 | 1.0 /km | ||||
| Ulundi Local Municipality | KZN266 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Ulundi | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,250 km | 205,762 | 63.3 /km | ||||
| Umdoni Local Municipality | KZN212 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Scottburgh | B2 (large town) | 994 km | 144,551 | 145.5 /km | ||||
| uMfolozi Local Municipality | KZN281 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | KwaMbonambi | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,300 km | 144,363 | 111.1 /km | ||||
| uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality | KZN271 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Kwangwanase | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,977 km | 172,077 | 34.6 /km | ||||
| uMhlathuze Local Municipality | KZN282 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Richards Bay | B1 (secondary city) | 1,233 km | 410,465 | 332.8 /km | ||||
| uMlalazi Local Municipality | KZN284 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Eshowe | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,214 km | 223,140 | 100.8 /km | ||||
| uMngeni Local Municipality | KZN222 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Howick | B2 (large town) | 1,520 km | 109,867 | 72.3 /km | ||||
| uMshwathi Local Municipality | KZN221 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Wartburg | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,866 km | 111,645 | 59.8 /km | ||||
| Umsobomvu Local Municipality | NC072 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Colesberg | B3 (small towns) | 6,813 km | 30,883 | 4.5 /km | ||||
| uMuziwabantu Local Municipality | KZN214 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Harding | B3 (small towns) | 1,089 km | 108,576 | 99.7 /km | ||||
| Umvoti Local Municipality | KZN245 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Greytown | B3 (small towns) | 2,705 km | 122,423 | 45.3 /km | ||||
| Umzimkhulu Local Municipality | KZN435 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Umzimkhulu | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,436 km | 197,286 | 81.0 /km | ||||
| Umzimvubu Local Municipality | EC442 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Mount Frere | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,579 km | 199,620 | 77.4 /km | ||||
| Umzumbe Local Municipality | KZN213 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Mtwalume | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,221 km | 151,676 | 124.2 /km | ||||
| uPhongolo Local Municipality | KZN262 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Pongola | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,110 km | 141,247 | 45.4 /km | ||||
| Victor Khanye Local Municipality | MP311 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Delmas | B3 (small towns) | 1,568 km | 84,151 | 53.7 /km | ||||
| Walter Sisulu Local Municipality | EC145 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Burgersdorp | B3 (small towns) | 13,269 km | 87,263 | 6.6 /km | ||||
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality | EC443 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Bizana | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,415 km | 319,948 | 132.5 /km | ||||
| Witzenberg Local Municipality | WC022 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Ceres | B3 (small towns) | 10,753 km | 130,548 | 12.1 /km |
Former municipalities
These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.
| Name | Code | Province | Dissolved | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camdeboo Local Municipality | EC101 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality |
| Ikwezi Local Municipality | EC103 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Baviaans Local Municipality | EC107 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Nkonkobe Local Municipality | EC127 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality |
| Nxuba Local Municipality | EC128 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Tsolwana Local Municipality | EC132 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
| Inkwanca Local Municipality | EC133 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Lukhanji Local Municipality | EC134 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Maletswai Local Municipality | EC143 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Walter Sisulu Local Municipality |
| Gariep Local Municipality | EC144 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | |
| Motheo District Municipality | DC17 | Free State | 18 May 2011 | Part became Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, other parts annexed by Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipalities |
| Naledi Local Municipality | FS164 | Free State | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
| Metsweding District Municipality | DC46 | Gauteng | 18 May 2011 | Annexed by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
| Nokeng tsa Taemane Local Municipality | GT461 | Gauteng | 18 May 2011 | |
| Kungwini Local Municipality | GT462 | Gauteng | 18 May 2011 | |
| Randfontein Local Municipality | GT482 | Gauteng | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Rand West City Local Municipality |
| Westonaria Local Municipality | GT483 | Gauteng | 3 August 2016 | |
| Ezinqoleni Local Municipality | KZN215 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality |
| Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality | KZN216 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | |
| Vulamehlo Local Municipality | KZN211 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and Umdoni Local Municipality |
| Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality | KZN232 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Alfred Duma Local Municipality |
| Indaka Local Municipality | KZN233 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | |
| Umtshezi Local Municipality | KZN234 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality |
| Imbabazane Local Municipality | KZN236 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | |
| Big 5 False Bay Local Municipality | KZN273 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality |
| Hlabisa Local Municipality | KZN274 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | |
| Ntambanana Local Municipality | KZN283 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by Mthonjaneni, uMfolozi and uMhlathuze Local Municipalities |
| Ingwe Local Municipality | KZN431 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality |
| Kwa Sani Local Municipality | KZN432 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3 August 2016 | |
| Bohlabela District Municipality | CBDC4 | Mpumalanga/Limpopo | 1 March 2006 | Annexed by Ehlanzeni and Mopani District Municipalities |
| Mutale Local Municipality | LIM342 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by Musina and Thulamela Local Municipalities |
| Aganang Local Municipality | LIM352 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by Blouberg, Molemole and Polokwane Local Municipalities |
| Mookgopong Local Municipality | LIM364 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality |
| Modimolle Local Municipality | LIM365 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | |
| Fetakgomo Local Municipality | LIM474 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality |
| Greater Tubatse Local Municipality | LIM475 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | |
| Umjindi Local Municipality | MP323 | Mpumalanga | 3 August 2016 | Annexed by Mbombela Local Municipality |
| Kagisano Local Municipality | NW391 | North West | 18 May 2011 | Merged to create Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality |
| Molopo Local Municipality | NW395 | North West | 18 May 2011 | |
| Ventersdorp Local Municipality | NW401 | North West | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create JB Marks Local Municipality |
| Tlokwe Local Municipality | NW402 | North West | 3 August 2016 | |
| Mier Local Municipality | NC081 | Northern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |
| //Khara Hais Local Municipality | NC083 | Northern Cape | 3 August 2016 |
By province
The lists linked below also include maps showing the locations of the municipalities.
- List of municipalities in the Eastern Cape
- List of municipalities in the Free State
- List of municipalities in Gauteng
- List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal
- List of municipalities in Limpopo
- List of municipalities in Mpumalanga
- List of municipalities in the North West
- List of municipalities in the Northern Cape
- List of municipalities in the Western Cape
References
References
- (2016). "2016 Boundaries".
- "Metropolitan Municipalities". Yes Media.
- (2016). "Community Survey 2016".
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