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Infographic: Local government in Limpopo

Local government in Limpopo is organised into five district municipalities. The province also has 22 smaller local municipalities, each falling under one of the five district municipalities.

Limpopo is divided into five district municipalities.

The province also has 22 smaller local municipalities, each falling under one of the five district municipalities.

Limpopo has no metropolitan municipalities.

District municipalities of Limpopo

Name Type Seat Area Population Density
Administrative
centre
Square kilometres Number
of people
People per square kilometre
Capricorn District Polokwane 21,705 1,330,436 61
Mopani District Giyani 20,011 1,159,185 58
Sekhukhune District Groblersdal 13,528 1,169,762 87
Vhembe District Thohoyandou 25,596 1,393,949 55
Waterberg District Modimolle 44,913 745,758 17

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Data source: Statistics South Africa’s 2016 Community Survey
Thanks and credit to Htonl, who makes public-funded data available to the public and creates maps of South Africa you can’t find anywhere else.

Researched, written and designed by Mary Alexander.
Updated 10 June 2018.