List of municipalities in South Africa
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 eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities.[1]
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Metropolitan municipalities
Name | Code | Province | Seat | Area (km2)[2] |
Population (2016)[3] |
Pop. density (per km2) |
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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | 2,750 | 834,997 | 303.6 |
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | 2,446 | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 1,645 | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | 6,298 | 3,275,152 | 520.0 |
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | 1,975 | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | 2,556 | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 |
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | 9,886 | 787,803 | 79.7 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | 1,957 | 1,263,051 | 645.4 |
District municipalities
For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
Local municipalities
For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
Former municipalities
These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.
Name | Code | Province | Dissolved | Fate |
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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/Mookgopong Local Municipality |
Modimolle Local Municipality | LIM365 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | |
Fetakgomo Local Municipality | LIM474 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Fetakgomo/Greater 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 Ventersdorp/Tlokwe 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
- "Electoral Commission on 2016 municipal elections" (Press release). Electoral Commission. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
- "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2017-01-21.