# List of municipalities in the Northern Cape

The Northern Cape province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into five district municipalities which are in turn divided into twenty-six local municipalities.
In the following map, the district municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

## District municipalities

| Name | Code | Seat | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2016) | Pop. density (per km$^2$) |
| Frances Baard District Municipality | DC9 | Kimberley | 12,836 | 387,741 | 30.2 |
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality | DC45 | Kuruman | 27,322 | 242,264 | 8.9 |
| Namakwa District Municipality | DC6 | Springbok | 126,836 | 115,488 | 0.9 |
| Pixley ka Seme District Municipality | DC7 | De Aar | 103,411 | 195,595 | 1.9 |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | DC8 | Upington | 102,484 | 252,692 | 2.5 |

## Local municipalities

| Name | Code | District | Seat | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2016) | Pop. density (per km$^2$) |
| !Kheis Local Municipality | NC084 | ZF Mgcawu | Groblershoop | 11,107 | 16,566 | 1.5 |
| Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality | NC087 | ZF Mgcawu | Upington | 44,231 | 107,161 | 2.4 |
| Dikgatlong Local Municipality | NC092 | Frances Baard | Barkly West | 7,316 | 48,473 | 6.6 |
| Emthanjeni Local Municipality | NC073 | Pixley ka Seme | De Aar | 13,472 | 45,404 | 3.4 |
| Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality | NC452 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kuruman | 4,495 | 104,408 | 23.2 |
| Gamagara Local Municipality | NC453 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Kathu | 2,648 | 53,656 | 20.3 |
| Hantam Local Municipality | NC065 | Namakwa | Calvinia | 39,085 | 21,540 | 0.6 |
| Joe Morolong Local Municipality | NC451 | John Taolo Gaetsewe | Mothibistad | 20,180 | 84,201 | 4.2 |
| Kai !Garib Local Municipality | NC082 | ZF Mgcawu | Kakamas | 26,377 | 68,929 | 2.6 |
| Kamiesberg Local Municipality | NC064 | Namakwa | Garies | 14,208 | 9,605 | 0.7 |
| Kareeberg Local Municipality | NC074 | Pixley ka Seme | Carnarvon | 17,701 | 12,772 | 0.7 |
| Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality | NC066 | Namakwa | Williston | 30,230 | 13,009 | 0.4 |
| Kgatelopele Local Municipality | NC086 | ZF Mgcawu | Daniëlskuil | 2,478 | 20,691 | 8.3 |
| Khâi-Ma Local Municipality | NC067 | Namakwa | Pofadder | 15,715 | 12,333 | 0.8 |
| Magareng Local Municipality | NC093 | Frances Baard | Warrenton | 1,546 | 24,059 | 15.6 |
| Nama Khoi Local Municipality | NC062 | Namakwa | Springbok | 17,990 | 46,512 | 2.6 |
| Phokwane Local Municipality | NC094 | Frances Baard | Hartswater | 828 | 60,168 | 72.7 |
| Renosterberg Local Municipality | NC075 | Pixley ka Seme | Petrusville | 5,529 | 11,818 | 2.1 |
| Richtersveld Local Municipality | NC061 | Namakwa | Port Nolloth | 9,608 | 12,487 | 1.3 |
| Siyancuma Local Municipality | NC078 | Pixley ka Seme | Douglas | 16,753 | 35,941 | 2.1 |
| Siyathemba Local Municipality | NC077 | Pixley ka Seme | Prieska | 14,727 | 23,075 | 1.6 |
| Sol Plaatje Local Municipality | NC091 | Frances Baard | Kimberley | 3,145 | 255,041 | 81.1 |
| Thembelihle Local Municipality | NC076 | Pixley ka Seme | Hopetown | 8,023 | 16,230 | 2.0 |
| Tsantsabane Local Municipality | NC085 | ZF Mgcawu | Postmasburg | 18,290 | 39,345 | 2.2 |
| Ubuntu Local Municipality | NC071 | Pixley ka Seme | Victoria West | 20,393 | 19,471 | 1.0 |
| Umsobomvu Local Municipality | NC072 | Pixley ka Seme | Colesberg | 6,813 | 30,883 | 4.5 |

## Former municipalities

These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.
| Name | Code | Dissolved | Fate |
| Mier Local Municipality | NC081 | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |
| //Khara Hais Local Municipality | NC083 | 3 August 2016 | Merged to create Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality |