# 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 8 metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities.

## Metropolitan municipalities

| Name | Code | Province | Seat | Area | Area | Population (2016) | Pop. density | Pop. density |
| Name | Code | Province | Seat | km$^2$ | sq mi | Population (2016) | per km$^2$ | per sq mi |
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | 2,750 | 1,060 | 834,997 | 303.6 | 786 |
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | 2,446 | 944 | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 | 4,241 |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | 1,975 | 763 | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 | 4,430 |
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 1,645 | 635 | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 | 7,793 |
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | 6,298 | 2,432 | 3,275,152 | 520.0 | 1,347 |
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | 2,556 | 987 | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 | 3,752 |
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | 9,886 | 3,817 | 787,803 | 79.7 | 206 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Gqeberha | 1,957 | 756 | 1,263,051 | 645.4 | 1,672 |

## District municipalities

For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
| Name | Code | Province | Seat | Area | Area | Population (2016) | Pop. density | Pop. density |
| Name | Code | Province | Seat | km$^2$ | sq mi | Population (2016) | per km$^2$ | per sq mi |
| Alfred Nzo District Municipality | DC44 | Eastern Cape | Mount Ayliff | 10,731 | 4,143 | 867,864 | 80.9 | 210 |
| Amajuba District Municipality | DC25 | KwaZulu-Natal | Newcastle | 7,102 | 2,742 | 531,327 | 74.8 | 194 |
| Amathole District Municipality | DC12 | Eastern Cape | East London | 21,117 | 8,153 | 880,790 | 41.7 | 108 |
| Bojanala District Municipality | DC37 | North West | Rustenburg | 18,333 | 7,078 | 1,657,148 | 90.4 | 234 |
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | East London | 2,750 | 1,060 | 834,997 | 303.6 | 786 |
| Cape Winelands District Municipality | DC2 | Western Cape | Worcester | 21,473 | 8,291 | 866,001 | 40.3 | 104 |
| Capricorn District Municipality | DC35 | Limpopo | Polokwane | 21,705 | 8,380 | 1,330,436 | 61.3 | 159 |
| Central Karoo District Municipality | DC5 | Western Cape | Beaufort West | 38,854 | 15,002 | 74,247 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Chris Hani District Municipality | DC13 | Eastern Cape | Queenstown | 36,407 | 14,057 | 840,055 | 23.1 | 60 |
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | Cape Town | 2,446 | 944 | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 | 4,241 |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | Germiston | 1,975 | 763 | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 | 4,430 |
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | Johannesburg | 1,645 | 635 | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 | 7,793 |
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | Pretoria | 6,298 | 2,432 | 3,275,152 | 520.0 | 1,347 |
| Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality | DC40 | North West | Klerksdorp | 14,671 | 5,665 | 742,821 | 50.6 | 131 |
| Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality | DC39 | North West | Vryburg | 43,764 | 16,897 | 459,357 | 10.5 | 27 |
| Ehlanzeni District Municipality | DC32 | Mpumalanga | Nelspruit | 27,896 | 10,771 | 1,754,931 | 62.9 | 163 |
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | 2,556 | 987 | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 | 3,752 |
| Fezile Dabi District Municipality | DC20 | Free State | Sasolburg | 20,668 | 7,980 | 494,777 | 23.9 | 62 |
| Frances Baard District Municipality | DC9 | Northern Cape | Kimberley | 12,836 | 4,956 | 387,741 | 30.2 | 78 |
| Garden Route District Municipality | DC4 | Western Cape | George | 23,331 | 9,008 | 611,278 | 26.2 | 68 |
| Gert Sibande District Municipality | DC30 | Mpumalanga | Ermelo | 31,841 | 12,294 | 1,135,409 | 35.7 | 92 |
| Harry Gwala District Municipality | DC43 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ixopo | 10,386 | 4,010 | 510,865 | 49.2 | 127 |
| iLembe District Municipality | DC29 | KwaZulu-Natal | KwaDukuza | 3,269 | 1,262 | 657,612 | 201.2 | 521 |
| Joe Gqabi District Municipality | DC14 | Eastern Cape | Barkly East | 25,617 | 9,891 | 372,912 | 14.6 | 38 |
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality | DC45 | Northern Cape | Kuruman | 27,322 | 10,549 | 242,264 | 8.9 | 23 |
| King Cetshwayo District Municipality | DC28 | KwaZulu-Natal | Richards Bay | 8,213 | 3,171 | 971,135 | 118.2 | 306 |
| Lejweleputswa District Municipality | DC18 | Free State | Welkom | 32,287 | 12,466 | 646,920 | 20.0 | 52 |
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | Bloemfontein | 9,886 | 3,817 | 787,803 | 79.7 | 206 |
| Mopani District Municipality | DC33 | Limpopo | Giyani | 20,011 | 7,726 | 1,159,185 | 57.9 | 150 |
| Namakwa District Municipality | DC6 | Northern Cape | Springbok | 126,836 | 48,972 | 115,488 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | 1,957 | 756 | 1,263,051 | 645.4 | 1,672 |
| Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality | DC38 | North West | Mahikeng | 28,114 | 10,855 | 889,108 | 31.6 | 82 |
| Nkangala District Municipality | DC31 | Mpumalanga | Middelburg | 16,758 | 6,470 | 1,445,624 | 86.3 | 224 |
| OR Tambo District Municipality | DC15 | Eastern Cape | Mthatha | 12,141 | 4,688 | 1,457,384 | 120.0 | 311 |
| Overberg District Municipality | DC3 | Western Cape | Bredasdorp | 12,239 | 4,726 | 286,786 | 23.4 | 61 |
| Pixley ka Seme District Municipality | DC7 | Northern Cape | De Aar | 103,411 | 39,927 | 195,595 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Sarah Baartman District Municipality | DC10 | Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | 58,245 | 22,489 | 479,923 | 8.2 | 21 |
| Sedibeng District Municipality | DC42 | Gauteng | Vereeniging | 4,173 | 1,611 | 957,528 | 229.5 | 594 |
| Sekhukhune District Municipality | DC47 | Limpopo | Groblersdal | 13,528 | 5,223 | 1,169,762 | 86.5 | 224 |
| Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality | DC19 | Free State | Phuthaditjhaba | 32,734 | 12,639 | 779,330 | 23.8 | 62 |
| Ugu District Municipality | DC21 | KwaZulu-Natal | Port Shepstone | 4,791 | 1,850 | 753,336 | 157.2 | 407 |
| uMgungundlovu District Municipality | DC22 | KwaZulu-Natal | Pietermaritzburg | 9,602 | 3,707 | 1,095,865 | 114.1 | 296 |
| uMkhanyakude District Municipality | DC27 | KwaZulu-Natal | Mkuze | 13,855 | 5,349 | 689,090 | 49.7 | 129 |
| uMzinyathi District Municipality | DC24 | KwaZulu-Natal | Dundee | 8,652 | 3,341 | 554,882 | 64.1 | 166 |
| uThukela District Municipality | DC23 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ladysmith | 11,134 | 4,299 | 706,588 | 63.5 | 164 |
| Vhembe District Municipality | DC34 | Limpopo | Thohoyandou | 25,596 | 9,883 | 1,393,949 | 54.5 | 141 |
| Waterberg District Municipality | DC36 | Limpopo | Modimolle | 44,913 | 17,341 | 745,758 | 16.6 | 43 |
| West Coast District Municipality | DC1 | Western Cape | Moorreesburg | 31,119 | 12,015 | 436,403 | 14.0 | 36 |
| West Rand District Municipality | DC48 | Gauteng | Randfontein | 4,087 | 1,578 | 838,594 | 205.2 | 531 |
| Xhariep District Municipality | DC16 | Free State | Trompsburg | 34,250 | 13,220 | 125,884 | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | DC8 | Northern Cape | Upington | 102,484 | 39,569 | 252,692 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Zululand District Municipality | DC26 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ulundi | 14,799 | 5,714 | 892,310 | 60.3 | 156 |

## Local municipalities

For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.
| Name | Code | Province | District | Seat | MIIF classification | Area | Area | Population (2016) | Pop. density | Pop. density |
| Name | Code | Province | District | Seat | MIIF classification | km$^2$ | sq mi | Population (2016) | per km$^2$ | per sq mi |
| Abaqulusi Local Municipality | KZN263 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Vryheid | B3 (small towns) | 4,314 | 2,681 | 243,795 | 56.5 | 90.9 |
| Albert Luthuli Local Municipality | MP301 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Carolina | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,559 | 3,454 | 187,629 | 33.7 | 54.2 |
| Alfred Duma Local Municipality | KZN238 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Ladysmith | B2 (large town) | 3,764 | 2,339 | 356,274 | 94.6 | 152.2 |
| Amahlathi Local Municipality | EC124 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Stutterheim | B3 (small towns) | 4,505 | 2,799 | 101,826 | 22.6 | 36.4 |
| Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality | LIM334 | Limpopo | Mopani | Phalaborwa | B3 (small towns) | 7,489 | 4,653 | 168,937 | 22.6 | 36.4 |
| Beaufort West Local Municipality | WC053 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Beaufort West | B3 (small towns) | 21,917 | 13,619 | 51,080 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Bela-Bela Local Municipality | LIM366 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Bela-Bela | B3 (small towns) | 3,406 | 2,116 | 76,296 | 22.4 | 36.0 |
| Bergrivier Local Municipality | WC013 | Western Cape | West Coast | Piketberg | B3 (small towns) | 4,407 | 2,738 | 67,474 | 15.3 | 24.6 |
| Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality | KZN276 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Hlabisa | B3 (small towns) | 3,466 | 2,154 | 116,622 | 33.6 | 54.1 |
| Bitou Local Municipality | WC047 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Plettenberg Bay | B3 (small towns) | 992 | 616 | 59,157 | 59.6 | 95.9 |
| Blouberg Local Municipality | LIM351 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Senwabarwana | B4 (mostly rural) | 9,540 | 5,930 | 172,601 | 18.1 | 29.1 |
| Blue Crane Route Local Municipality | EC102 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Somerset East | B3 (small towns) | 11,068 | 6,877 | 36,063 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| Breede Valley Local Municipality | WC025 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Worcester | B2 (large town) | 3,834 | 2,382 | 176,578 | 46.1 | 74.2 |
| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | BUF | Eastern Cape | | East London | A (metro) | 2,750 | 1,710 | 834,997 | 303.6 | 488.6 |
| Bushbuckridge Local Municipality | MP325 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Bushbuckridge | B4 (mostly rural) | 10,248 | 6,368 | 546,215 | 53.3 | 85.8 |
| Cape Agulhas Local Municipality | WC033 | Western Cape | Overberg | Bredasdorp | B3 (small towns) | 3,471 | 2,157 | 36,000 | 10.4 | 16.7 |
| Cederberg Local Municipality | WC012 | Western Cape | West Coast | Clanwilliam | B3 (small towns) | 8,007 | 4,975 | 52,949 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
| City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | CPT | Western Cape | | Cape Town | A (metro) | 2,446 | 1,520 | 4,005,016 | 1,637.6 | 2,635.5 |
| City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality | EKU | Gauteng | | Germiston | A (metro) | 1,975 | 1,227 | 3,379,104 | 1,710.6 | 2,752.9 |
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | JHB | Gauteng | | Johannesburg | A (metro) | 1,645 | 1,022 | 4,949,347 | 3,008.8 | 4,842.2 |
| City of Matlosana Local Municipality | NW403 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Klerksdorp | B1 (secondary city) | 3,602 | 2,238 | 417,282 | 115.8 | 186.4 |
| City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality | TSH | Gauteng | | Pretoria | A (metro) | 6,298 | 3,913 | 3,275,152 | 520.0 | 836.9 |
| Collins Chabane Local Municipality | LIM345 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Malamulele | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,003 | 3,109 | 347,974 | 69.6 | 112.0 |
| Dannhauser Local Municipality | KZN254 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Dannhauser | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,707 | 1,061 | 105,341 | 61.7 | 99.3 |
| Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality | NC087 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Upington | B2 (large town) | 44,231 | 27,484 | 107,161 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Dihlabeng Local Municipality | FS192 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Bethlehem | B2 (large town) | 4,868 | 3,025 | 140,044 | 28.8 | 46.3 |
| Dikgatlong Local Municipality | NC092 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Barkly West | B3 (small towns) | 7,316 | 4,546 | 48,473 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Dipaleseng Local Municipality | MP306 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Balfour | B3 (small towns) | 2,645 | 1,644 | 45,232 | 17.1 | 27.5 |
| Ditsobotla Local Municipality | NW384 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Lichtenburg | B3 (small towns) | 6,387 | 3,969 | 181,865 | 28.5 | 45.9 |
| Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality | EC137 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Ngcobo | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,484 | 1,543 | 162,014 | 65.2 | 104.9 |
| Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality | EC101 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Graaff-Reinet | B3 (small towns) | 28,653 | 17,804 | 82,197 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality | MP316 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Siyabuswa | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,416 | 880 | 246,016 | 173.7 | 279.5 |
| Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality | KZN436 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Creighton | B3 (small towns) | 3,602 | 2,238 | 118,480 | 32.9 | 52.9 |
| Drakenstein Local Municipality | WC023 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Paarl | B1 (secondary city) | 1,538 | 956 | 280,195 | 182.2 | 293.2 |
| eDumbe Local Municipality | KZN261 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Paulpietersburg | B3 (small towns) | 1,943 | 1,207 | 89,614 | 46.1 | 74.2 |
| Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality | LIM472 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Groblersdal | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,713 | 2,307 | 268,256 | 72.2 | 116.2 |
| Elundini Local Municipality | EC141 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Maclear | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,019 | 3,119 | 144,929 | 28.9 | 46.5 |
| eMadlangeni Local Municipality | KZN253 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Utrecht | B3 (small towns) | 3,539 | 2,199 | 36,869 | 10.4 | 16.7 |
| Emakhazeni Local Municipality | MP314 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Belfast | B2 (large town) | 4,736 | 2,943 | 48,149 | 10.2 | 16.4 |
| Emalahleni Local Municipality | EC136 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Lady Frere | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,484 | 2,165 | 124,532 | 35.7 | 57.5 |
| Emalahleni Local Municipality | MP312 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | eMalahleni | B1 (secondary city) | 2,678 | 1,664 | 455,228 | 170.0 | 273.6 |
| Emfuleni Local Municipality | GT421 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Vanderbijlpark | B1 (secondary city) | 966 | 600 | 733,445 | 759.3 | 1,222.0 |
| Emthanjeni Local Municipality | NC073 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | De Aar | B3 (small towns) | 13,472 | 8,371 | 45,404 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Endumeni Local Municipality | KZN241 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Dundee | B3 (small towns) | 1,610 | 1,000 | 76,639 | 47.6 | 76.6 |
| Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality | EC139 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Queenstown | B2 (large town) | 13,584 | 8,441 | 267,011 | 19.7 | 31.7 |
| Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality | LIM471 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Marble Hall | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,011 | 1,250 | 127,168 | 63.2 | 101.7 |
| eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | | Durban | A (metro) | 2,556 | 1,588 | 3,702,231 | 1,448.5 | 2,331.1 |
| Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality | LIM476 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Apel | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,693 | 3,537 | 489,902 | 86.0 | 138.4 |
| Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality | NC452 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kuruman | B3 (small towns) | 4,495 | 2,793 | 104,408 | 23.2 | 37.3 |
| Gamagara Local Municipality | NC453 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kathu | B3 (small towns) | 2,648 | 1,645 | 53,656 | 20.3 | 32.7 |
| George Local Municipality | WC044 | Western Cape | Garden Route | George | B1 (secondary city) | 5,191 | 3,226 | 208,237 | 40.1 | 64.5 |
| Govan Mbeki Local Municipality | MP307 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Secunda | B1 (secondary city) | 2,955 | 1,836 | 340,091 | 115.1 | 185.2 |
| Great Kei Local Municipality | EC123 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Komga | B3 (small towns) | 1,700 | 1,100 | 31,692 | 18.6 | 29.9 |
| Greater Giyani Local Municipality | LIM331 | Limpopo | Mopani | Giyani | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,172 | 2,592 | 256,127 | 61.4 | 98.8 |
| Greater Kokstad Local Municipality | KZN433 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Kokstad | B2 (large town) | 2,680 | 1,670 | 76,753 | 28.6 | 46.0 |
| Greater Letaba Local Municipality | LIM332 | Limpopo | Mopani | Modjadjiskloof | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,891 | 1,175 | 218,030 | 115.3 | 185.6 |
| Greater Taung Local Municipality | NW394 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Taung | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,639 | 3,504 | 167,827 | 29.8 | 48.0 |
| Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality | LIM333 | Limpopo | Mopani | Tzaneen | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,897 | 1,800 | 416,146 | 143.7 | 231.3 |
| Hantam Local Municipality | NC065 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Calvinia | B3 (small towns) | 39,085 | 24,286 | 21,540 | 0.6 | 0.97 |
| Hessequa Local Municipality | WC042 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Riversdale | B3 (small towns) | 5,733 | 3,562 | 54,237 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| Impendle Local Municipality | KZN224 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Impendle | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,610 | 1,000 | 29,526 | 18.3 | 29.5 |
| Ingquza Hill Local Municipality | EC153 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Flagstaff | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,477 | 1,539 | 303,379 | 122.5 | 197.1 |
| Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality | KZN237 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Estcourt | B3 (small towns) | 3,399 | 2,112 | 215,182 | 63.3 | 101.9 |
| Intsika Yethu Local Municipality | EC135 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cofimvaba | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,873 | 1,785 | 152,159 | 53.0 | 85.3 |
| Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality | EC131 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cradock | B3 (small towns) | 11,663 | 7,247 | 70,493 | 6.0 | 9.7 |
| JB Marks Local Municipality | NW405 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Potchefstroom | B1 (secondary city) | 6,398 | 3,976 | 243,527 | 38.1 | 61.3 |
| Joe Morolong Local Municipality | NC451 | Northern Cape | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Mothibistad | B4 (mostly rural) | 20,180 | 12,540 | 84,201 | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| Jozini Local Municipality | KZN272 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Jozini | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,442 | 2,139 | 198,215 | 57.6 | 92.7 |
| Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality | NW397 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Ganyesa | B4 (mostly rural) | 23,827 | 14,805 | 102,703 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| Kai !Garib Local Municipality | NC082 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Kakamas | B3 (small towns) | 26,377 | 16,390 | 68,929 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Kamiesberg Local Municipality | NC064 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Garies | B3 (small towns) | 14,208 | 8,828 | 9,605 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Kannaland Local Municipality | WC041 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Ladismith | B3 (small towns) | 4,765 | 2,961 | 24,168 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| Kareeberg Local Municipality | NC074 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Carnarvon | B3 (small towns) | 17,701 | 10,999 | 12,772 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality | NC066 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Williston | B3 (small towns) | 30,230 | 18,780 | 13,009 | 0.4 | 0.64 |
| Kgatelopele Local Municipality | NC086 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Daniëlskuil | B3 (small towns) | 2,478 | 1,540 | 20,691 | 8.3 | 13.4 |
| Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality | NW374 | North West | Bojanala | Koster | B3 (small towns) | 3,973 | 2,469 | 59,562 | 15.0 | 9.3 |
| Khâi-Ma Local Municipality | NC067 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Pofadder | B3 (small towns) | 15,715 | 9,765 | 12,333 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| !Kheis Local Municipality | NC084 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Groblershoop | B3 (small towns) | 11,107 | 6,902 | 16,566 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality | EC157 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Mthatha | B2 (large town) | 3,019 | 1,876 | 488,349 | 161.8 | 260.4 |
| Knysna Local Municipality | WC048 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Knysna | B2 (large town) | 1,109 | 689 | 73,835 | 66.6 | 107.2 |
| Kopanong Local Municipality | FS162 | Free State | Xhariep | Trompsburg | B3 (small towns) | 15,645 | 9,721 | 49,999 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Kou-Kamma Local Municipality | EC109 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Kareedouw | B3 (small towns) | 3,642 | 2,263 | 43,688 | 12.0 | 19.3 |
| Kouga Local Municipality | EC108 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Jeffreys Bay | B3 (small towns) | 2,670 | 1,660 | 112,941 | 42.3 | 68.1 |
| KwaDukuza Local Municipality | KZN292 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | KwaDukuza | B2 (large town) | 735 | 457 | 276,719 | 376.5 | 605.9 |
| Laingsburg Local Municipality | WC051 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Laingsburg | B3 (small towns) | 8,784 | 5,458 | 8,895 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Langeberg Local Municipality | WC026 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Ashton | B3 (small towns) | 4,518 | 2,807 | 105,483 | 23.3 | 37.5 |
| Lekwa Local Municipality | MP305 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Standerton | B3 (small towns) | 4,557 | 2,832 | 123,419 | 27.1 | 43.6 |
| Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality | NW396 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Christiana | B3 (small towns) | 3,654 | 2,270 | 56,025 | 15.3 | 24.6 |
| Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality | LIM355 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Chuniespoort | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,484 | 2,165 | 235,380 | 67.6 | 108.8 |
| Lephalale Local Municipality | LIM362 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Lephalale | B3 (small towns) | 13,794 | 8,571 | 140,240 | 10.2 | 16.4 |
| Lesedi Local Municipality | GT423 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Heidelberg | B3 (small towns) | 1,484 | 922 | 112,472 | 75.8 | 122.0 |
| Letsemeng Local Municipality | FS161 | Free State | Xhariep | Koffiefontein | B3 (small towns) | 9,828 | 6,107 | 40,044 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Madibeng Local Municipality | NW372 | North West | Bojanala | Brits | B1 (secondary city) | 3,720 | 2,310 | 536,110 | 144.1 | 231.9 |
| Mafube Local Municipality | FS205 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Frankfort | B3 (small towns) | 3,971 | 2,467 | 57,574 | 14.5 | 23.3 |
| Magareng Local Municipality | NC093 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Warrenton | B3 (small towns) | 1,546 | 961 | 24,059 | 15.6 | 25.1 |
| Mahikeng Local Municipality | NW383 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Mahikeng | B2 (large town) | 3,646 | 2,266 | 314,394 | 86.2 | 138.7 |
| Makana Local Municipality | EC104 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Grahamstown | B2 (large town) | 4,376 | 2,719 | 82,060 | 18.8 | 30.3 |
| Makhado Local Municipality | LIM344 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Louis Trichardt | B4 (mostly rural) | 7,605 | 4,726 | 416,728 | 54.8 | 88.2 |
| Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality | LIM473 | Limpopo | Sekhukhune | Jane Furse | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,110 | 1,310 | 284,435 | 134.8 | 216.9 |
| Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality | FS194 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Phuthaditjhaba | B3 (small towns) | 4,338 | 2,696 | 353,452 | 81.5 | 131.2 |
| Mamusa Local Municipality | NW393 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Schweizer-Reneke | B3 (small towns) | 3,614 | 2,246 | 64,000 | 17.7 | 28.5 |
| Mandeni Local Municipality | KZN291 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Mandeni | B4 (mostly rural) | 545 | 339 | 147,808 | 271.0 | 436.1 |
| Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | MAN | Free State | | Bloemfontein | A (metro) | 9,886 | 6,143 | 787,803 | 79.7 | 128.3 |
| Mantsopa Local Municipality | FS196 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ladybrand | B3 (small towns) | 4,291 | 2,666 | 53,525 | 12.5 | 20.1 |
| Maphumulo Local Municipality | KZN294 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Maphumulo | B4 (mostly rural) | 896 | 557 | 89,969 | 100.4 | 161.6 |
| Maquassi Hills Local Municipality | NW404 | North West | Dr Kenneth Kaunda | Wolmaransstad | B3 (small towns) | 4,671 | 2,902 | 82,012 | 17.6 | 28.3 |
| Maruleng Local Municipality | LIM335 | Limpopo | Mopani | Hoedspruit | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,563 | 2,214 | 99,946 | 28.1 | 45.2 |
| Masilonyana Local Municipality | FS181 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Theunissen | B3 (small towns) | 6,618 | 4,112 | 62,770 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| Matatiele Local Municipality | EC441 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Matatiele | B3 (small towns) | 4,352 | 2,704 | 219,447 | 50.4 | 81.1 |
| Matjhabeng Local Municipality | FS184 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Welkom | B1 (secondary city) | 5,690 | 3,540 | 429,113 | 75.4 | 121.3 |
| Matzikama Local Municipality | WC011 | Western Cape | West Coast | Vredendal | B3 (small towns) | 12,981 | 8,066 | 71,045 | 5.5 | 8.9 |
| Mbhashe Local Municipality | EC121 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Dutywa | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,303 | 2,052 | 277,250 | 84.0 | 135.2 |
| Mbombela Local Municipality | MP326 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Nelspruit | B1 (secondary city) | 7,141 | 4,437 | 695,913 | 97.4 | 156.8 |
| Merafong City Local Municipality | GT484 | Gauteng | West Rand | Carletonville | B2 (large town) | 1,631 | 1,013 | 188,843 | 115.8 | 186.4 |
| Metsimaholo Local Municipality | FS204 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Sasolburg | B2 (large town) | 1,717 | 1,067 | 163,564 | 95.3 | 153.4 |
| Mhlontlo Local Municipality | EC156 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Qumbu | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,880 | 1,790 | 189,176 | 65.7 | 105.7 |
| Midvaal Local Municipality | GT422 | Gauteng | Sedibeng | Meyerton | B2 (large town) | 1,722 | 1,070 | 111,612 | 64.8 | 104.3 |
| Mkhambathini Local Municipality | KZN226 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Camperdown | B3 (small towns) | 868 | 539 | 57,075 | 65.7 | 105.7 |
| Mkhondo Local Municipality | MP303 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Piet Retief | B3 (small towns) | 4,882 | 3,034 | 189,036 | 38.7 | 62.3 |
| Mnquma Local Municipality | EC122 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Gcuwa | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,137 | 1,949 | 246,813 | 78.7 | 126.7 |
| Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality | LIM368 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Modimolle | B3 (small towns) | 10,367 | 6,442 | 107,699 | 10.4 | 16.7 |
| Mogalakwena Local Municipality | LIM367 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Mokopane | B2 (large town) | 6,156 | 3,825 | 325,291 | 52.8 | 85.0 |
| Mogale City Local Municipality | GT481 | Gauteng | West Rand | Krugersdorp | B1 (secondary city) | 1,342 | 834 | 383,864 | 286.0 | 460.3 |
| Mohokare Local Municipality | FS163 | Free State | Xhariep | Zastron | B3 (small towns) | 8,776 | 5,453 | 35,840 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| Molemole Local Municipality | LIM353 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Dendron | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,628 | 2,254 | 125,327 | 34.5 | 55.5 |
| Moqhaka Local Municipality | FS201 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Kroonstad | B2 (large town) | 7,925 | 4,924 | 154,732 | 19.5 | 31.4 |
| Moretele Local Municipality | NW371 | North West | Bojanala | Makapanstad | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,498 | 931 | 191,306 | 127.7 | 205.5 |
| Moses Kotane Local Municipality | NW375 | North West | Bojanala | Mogwase | B4 (mostly rural) | 5,726 | 3,558 | 243,648 | 42.5 | 68.4 |
| Mossel Bay Local Municipality | WC043 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Mossel Bay | B2 (large town) | 2,001 | 1,243 | 94,135 | 47.0 | 75.6 |
| Mpofana Local Municipality | KZN223 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Mooi River | B3 (small towns) | 1,757 | 1,092 | 37,391 | 21.3 | 34.3 |
| Msinga Local Municipality | KZN244 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Tugela Ferry | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,375 | 1,476 | 184,494 | 77.7 | 125.0 |
| Msukaligwa Local Municipality | MP302 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Ermelo | B2 (large town) | 6,016 | 3,738 | 164,608 | 27.4 | 44.1 |
| Msunduzi Local Municipality | KZN225 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Pietermaritzburg | B1 (secondary city) | 751 | 467 | 679,039 | 904.1 | 1,455.0 |
| Mthonjaneni Local Municipality | KZN285 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Melmoth | B3 (small towns) | 1,639 | 1,018 | 78,883 | 48.1 | 77.4 |
| Mtubatuba Local Municipality | KZN275 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Mtubatuba | B3 (small towns) | 1,970 | 1,220 | 202,176 | 102.6 | 165.1 |
| Musina Local Municipality | LIM341 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Musina | B3 (small towns) | 10,347 | 6,429 | 132,009 | 12.8 | 20.6 |
| Nala Local Municipality | FS185 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Bothaville | B3 (small towns) | 4,129 | 2,566 | 78,515 | 19.0 | 30.6 |
| Naledi Local Municipality | NW392 | North West | Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati | Vryburg | B3 (small towns) | 7,030 | 4,370 | 68,803 | 9.8 | 15.8 |
| Nama Khoi Local Municipality | NC062 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Springbok | B3 (small towns) | 17,990 | 11,180 | 46,512 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Ndlambe Local Municipality | EC105 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Port Alfred | B3 (small towns) | 1,841 | 1,144 | 63,180 | 34.3 | 55.2 |
| Ndwedwe Local Municipality | KZN293 | KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe | Ndwedwe | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,093 | 679 | 143,117 | 131.0 | 210.8 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | NMA | Eastern Cape | | Port Elizabeth | A (metro) | 1,957 | 1,216 | 1,263,051 | 645.4 | 1,038.7 |
| Newcastle Local Municipality | KZN252 | KwaZulu-Natal | Amajuba | Newcastle | B1 (secondary city) | 1,856 | 1,153 | 389,117 | 209.7 | 337.5 |
| Ngqushwa Local Municipality | EC126 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Peddie | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,115 | 1,314 | 63,694 | 30.1 | 48.4 |
| Ngwathe Local Municipality | FS203 | Free State | Fezile Dabi | Parys | B3 (small towns) | 7,055 | 4,384 | 118,907 | 16.9 | 27.2 |
| Nkandla Local Municipality | KZN286 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Nkandla | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,828 | 1,136 | 114,284 | 62.5 | 100.6 |
| Nketoana Local Municipality | FS193 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Reitz | B3 (small towns) | 5,611 | 3,487 | 64,893 | 11.6 | 18.7 |
| Nkomazi Local Municipality | MP324 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Malalane | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,787 | 2,975 | 410,907 | 85.8 | 138.1 |
| Nongoma Local Municipality | KZN265 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Nongoma | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,182 | 1,356 | 211,892 | 97.1 | 156.3 |
| Nqutu Local Municipality | KZN242 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Nquthu | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,962 | 1,219 | 171,325 | 87.3 | 140.5 |
| Ntabankulu Local Municipality | EC444 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Ntabankulu | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,385 | 861 | 128,848 | 93.1 | 149.8 |
| Nyandeni Local Municipality | EC155 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Libode | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,474 | 1,537 | 309,702 | 125.2 | 201.5 |
| Okhahlamba Local Municipality | KZN235 | KwaZulu-Natal | Uthukela | Bergville | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,971 | 2,467 | 135,132 | 34.0 | 54.7 |
| Oudtshoorn Local Municipality | WC045 | Western Cape | Garden Route | Oudtshoorn | B2 (large town) | 3,540 | 2,200 | 97,509 | 27.5 | 44.3 |
| Overstrand Local Municipality | WC032 | Western Cape | Overberg | Hermanus | B2 (large town) | 1,675 | 1,041 | 93,407 | 55.8 | 89.8 |
| Phokwane Local Municipality | NC094 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Hartswater | B3 (small towns) | 828 | 514 | 60,168 | 72.7 | 117.0 |
| Phumelela Local Municipality | FS195 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Vrede | B3 (small towns) | 8,196 | 5,093 | 50,054 | 6.1 | 9.8 |
| Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality | MP304 | Mpumalanga | Gert Sibande | Volksrust | B3 (small towns) | 5,227 | 3,248 | 85,395 | 16.3 | 26.2 |
| Polokwane Local Municipality | LIM354 | Limpopo | Capricorn | Polokwane | B1 (secondary city) | 5,054 | 3,140 | 797,127 | 157.7 | 253.8 |
| Port St Johns Local Municipality | EC154 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo | Port St Johns | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,291 | 802 | 166,779 | 129.2 | 207.9 |
| Prince Albert Local Municipality | WC052 | Western Cape | Central Karoo | Prince Albert | B3 (small towns) | 8,153 | 5,066 | 14,272 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality | NW385 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Zeerust | B3 (small towns) | 7,323 | 4,550 | 157,690 | 21.5 | 34.6 |
| Rand West City Local Municipality | GT485 | Gauteng | West Rand | Randfontein | B2 (large town) | 1,115 | 693 | 265,887 | 238.5 | 383.8 |
| Ratlou Local Municipality | NW381 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Setlagole | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,884 | 3,035 | 106,108 | 21.7 | 34.9 |
| Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality | KZN216 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Port Shepstone | B2 (large town) | 1,487 | 924 | 348,533 | 234.4 | 377.2 |
| Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality | EC129 | Eastern Cape | Amathole | Alice | B3 (small towns) | 6,357 | 3,950 | 159,515 | 25.1 | 40.4 |
| Renosterberg Local Municipality | NC075 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Petrusville | B3 (small towns) | 5,529 | 3,436 | 11,818 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Richmond Local Municipality | KZN227 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Richmond | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,231 | 765 | 71,322 | 57.9 | 93.2 |
| Richtersveld Local Municipality | NC061 | Northern Cape | Namakwa | Port Nolloth | B3 (small towns) | 9,608 | 5,970 | 12,487 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Rustenburg Local Municipality | NW373 | North West | Bojanala | Rustenburg | B1 (secondary city) | 3,416 | 2,123 | 626,522 | 183.4 | 295.2 |
| Sakhisizwe Local Municipality | EC138 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani | Cala | B3 (small towns) | 2,318 | 1,440 | 63,846 | 27.5 | 44.3 |
| Saldanha Bay Local Municipality | WC014 | Western Cape | West Coast | Vredenburg | B2 (large town) | 2,015 | 1,252 | 111,173 | 55.2 | 88.8 |
| Senqu Local Municipality | EC142 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Lady Grey | B4 (mostly rural) | 7,329 | 4,554 | 140,720 | 19.2 | 30.9 |
| Setsoto Local Municipality | FS191 | Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana | Ficksburg | B3 (small towns) | 5,431 | 3,375 | 117,362 | 21.6 | 34.8 |
| Siyancuma Local Municipality | NC078 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Douglas | B3 (small towns) | 16,753 | 10,410 | 35,941 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Siyathemba Local Municipality | NC077 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Prieska | B3 (small towns) | 14,727 | 9,151 | 23,075 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | NC091 | Northern Cape | Frances Baard | Kimberley | B1 (secondary city) | 3,145 | 1,954 | 255,041 | 81.1 | 130.5 |
| Stellenbosch Local Municipality | WC024 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Stellenbosch | B1 (secondary city) | 831 | 516 | 173,197 | 208.4 | 335.4 |
| Steve Tshwete Local Municipality | MP313 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Middelburg | B1 (secondary city) | 3,976 | 2,471 | 278,749 | 70.1 | 112.8 |
| Sundays River Valley Local Municipality | EC106 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman | Kirkwood | B3 (small towns) | 5,995 | 3,725 | 59,793 | 10.0 | 16.1 |
| Swartland Local Municipality | WC015 | Western Cape | West Coast | Malmesbury | B3 (small towns) | 3,707 | 2,303 | 133,762 | 36.1 | 58.1 |
| Swellendam Local Municipality | WC034 | Western Cape | Overberg | Swellendam | B3 (small towns) | 3,835 | 2,383 | 40,211 | 10.5 | 16.9 |
| Thaba Chweu Local Municipality | MP321 | Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni | Lydenburg | B3 (small towns) | 5,719 | 3,554 | 101,895 | 17.8 | 28.6 |
| Thabazimbi Local Municipality | LIM361 | Limpopo | Waterberg | Thabazimbi | B3 (small towns) | 11,190 | 6,950 | 96,232 | 8.6 | 13.8 |
| Theewaterskloof Local Municipality | WC031 | Western Cape | Overberg | Caledon | B3 (small towns) | 3,259 | 2,025 | 117,167 | 36.0 | 57.9 |
| Thembelihle Local Municipality | NC076 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Hopetown | B3 (small towns) | 8,023 | 4,985 | 16,230 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Thembisile Hani Local Municipality | MP315 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | eMpumalanga | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,384 | 1,481 | 333,331 | 139.8 | 225.0 |
| Thulamela Local Municipality | LIM343 | Limpopo | Vhembe | Thohoyandou | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,642 | 1,642 | 497,237 | 188.2 | 302.9 |
| Tokologo Local Municipality | FS182 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Boshof | B3 (small towns) | 9,326 | 5,795 | 29,149 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | NC085 | Northern Cape | ZF Mgcawu | Postmasburg | B3 (small towns) | 18,290 | 11,360 | 39,345 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Tswaing Local Municipality | NW382 | North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema | Delareyville | B3 (small towns) | 5,875 | 3,651 | 129,052 | 22.0 | 35.4 |
| Tswelopele Local Municipality | FS183 | Free State | Lejweleputswa | Bultfontein | B3 (small towns) | 6,524 | 4,054 | 47,373 | 7.3 | 11.7 |
| Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality | KZN434 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Ixopo | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,669 | 1,037 | 118,346 | 70.9 | 114.1 |
| Ubuntu Local Municipality | NC071 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Victoria West | B3 (small towns) | 20,393 | 12,672 | 19,471 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Ulundi Local Municipality | KZN266 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Ulundi | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,250 | 2,020 | 205,762 | 63.3 | 101.9 |
| Umdoni Local Municipality | KZN212 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Scottburgh | B2 (large town) | 994 | 618 | 144,551 | 145.5 | 234.2 |
| uMfolozi Local Municipality | KZN281 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | KwaMbonambi | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,300 | 810 | 144,363 | 111.1 | 178.8 |
| uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality | KZN271 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umkhanyakude | Kwangwanase | B4 (mostly rural) | 4,977 | 3,093 | 172,077 | 34.6 | 55.7 |
| uMhlathuze Local Municipality | KZN282 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Richards Bay | B1 (secondary city) | 1,233 | 766 | 410,465 | 332.8 | 535.6 |
| uMlalazi Local Municipality | KZN284 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Eshowe | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,214 | 1,376 | 223,140 | 100.8 | 162.2 |
| uMngeni Local Municipality | KZN222 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Howick | B2 (large town) | 1,520 | 940 | 109,867 | 72.3 | 116.4 |
| uMshwathi Local Municipality | KZN221 | KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu | Wartburg | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,866 | 1,159 | 111,645 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Umsobomvu Local Municipality | NC072 | Northern Cape | Pixley ka Seme | Colesberg | B3 (small towns) | 6,813 | 4,233 | 30,883 | 4.5 | 7.2 |
| uMuziwabantu Local Municipality | KZN214 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Harding | B3 (small towns) | 1,089 | 677 | 108,576 | 99.7 | 160.5 |
| Umvoti Local Municipality | KZN245 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Greytown | B3 (small towns) | 2,705 | 1,681 | 122,423 | 45.3 | 72.9 |
| Umzimkhulu Local Municipality | KZN435 | KwaZulu-Natal | Harry Gwala | Umzimkhulu | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,436 | 1,514 | 197,286 | 81.0 | 130.4 |
| Umzimvubu Local Municipality | EC442 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Mount Frere | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,579 | 1,603 | 199,620 | 77.4 | 124.6 |
| Umzumbe Local Municipality | KZN213 | KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu | Mtwalume | B4 (mostly rural) | 1,221 | 759 | 151,676 | 124.2 | 199.9 |
| uPhongolo Local Municipality | KZN262 | KwaZulu-Natal | Zululand | Pongola | B4 (mostly rural) | 3,110 | 1,930 | 141,247 | 45.4 | 73.1 |
| Victor Khanye Local Municipality | MP311 | Mpumalanga | Nkangala | Delmas | B3 (small towns) | 1,568 | 974 | 84,151 | 53.7 | 86.4 |
| Walter Sisulu Local Municipality | EC145 | Eastern Cape | Joe Gqabi | Burgersdorp | B3 (small towns) | 13,269 | 8,245 | 87,263 | 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality | EC443 | Eastern Cape | Alfred Nzo | Bizana | B4 (mostly rural) | 2,415 | 1,501 | 319,948 | 132.5 | 213.2 |
| Witzenberg Local Municipality | WC022 | Western Cape | Cape Winelands | Ceres | B3 (small towns) | 10,753 | 6,682 | 130,548 | 12.1 | 19.5 |

## 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 | Merged to create Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality |
| Baviaans Local Municipality | EC107 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
| Lukhanji Local Municipality | EC134 | Eastern Cape | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Walter Sisulu Local Municipality |
| 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 | Annexed by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
| Kungwini Local Municipality | GT462 | Gauteng | 18 May 2011 | Annexed by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
| Randfontein Local Municipality | GT482 | Gauteng | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Rand West City Local Municipality |
| Westonaria Local Municipality | GT483 | Gauteng | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Rand West City Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Alfred Duma Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality |
| Fetakgomo Local Municipality | LIM474 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality |
| Greater Tubatse Local Municipality | LIM475 | Limpopo | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create JB Marks Local Municipality |
| 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 | Merged to create Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |

## 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