List of cities and towns in Limpopo

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This is a list of cities and towns in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Since 2003, a number of cities and towns have changed their names and may yet to be widely accepted and some of these place names remain the same as previously.

A[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
near Ellisras
Alldays Soutpansberg

B[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Bandelierkop Soutpansberg
Ba-Phalaborwa (previously Phalaborwa)
Bela-Bela Bushveld (previously Warmbaths [1])"boiling place"
Bochum renamed to Senwabarwana
Bosbokrand
Baltimore, Limpopo Blouberg Capricorn

D[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Dendron renamed to Mogwadi
Duiwelskloof (renamed in 2004 to Modjadjiskloof)

E[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Ellisras Bushveld Region Lephalale Local Municipality Waterberg District Municipality see Lephalale

G[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Gravelotte

G[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Giyani Giyani Mopani

H[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Haenertsburg
Hoedspruit

K[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name

L[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Lebowakgomo Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality Capricorn District Municipality
Lephalale Bushveld Lephalale Local Municipality Waterberg District Municipality (previously Ellisras)
Letsitele
Leydsdorp
Louis Trichardt Soutpansberg Mopani District|

M[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Mankweng Capricorn District Municipality Capricorn (previously Turfloop)
Maruleng Local Municipality
Modimolle Bushveld (previously Nylstroom [2])(place of spirits)
Modjadjiskloof (previously Duiwelskloof)
Mogwadi (previously Dendron)
Mokopane (previously Potgietersrus) (named after the 1850s chief of the Tlou tribe)
Mookgophong Bushveld (formerly Naboomspruit)
Messina see Musina
Musina Soutpansberg (previously Messina) (means "copper")

Maruleng Local Municipality

N[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Naboomspruit Bushveld (also known as its recent new name 'Mookgophong)
Nkowankowa renamed Modimolle

O[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Ofcolaco

P[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Phalaborwa Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Mopani District Municipality renamed Ba-Phalaborwa
Polokwane Capricorn (previously Pietersburg [3])"place of safety"
Potgietersrus renamed Mokopane

R[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Roedtan Bushveld

S[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Senwabarwana (previously Bochum)
Seshego Capricorn

T[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Thabazimbi Bushveld
Thohoyandou Soutpansberg Thulamela Vhembe
Tzaneen

V[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Vaalwater Bushveld
Vivo Soutpansberg

Z[]

Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Zebedeila Capricorn Capricorn District Municipality
Zion City Moria Capricorn

All[]

Mashashane

Jane furse
Alldays
Bandelierkop
Ba-Phalaborwa
Bela-Bela
Bochum
Bosbokrand
Dendron
Duiwelskloof
Ellisras
Gravelotte
Haenertsburg
Hoedspruit
Lebowakgomo
Lephalale
Letsitele
Leydsdorp
Louis Trichardt
Modimolle
Modjadjiskloof
Mogwadi
Mokopane
Mookgophong
Messina
Musina
Naboomspruit
Nylstroom
Ofcolaco
Phalaborwa
Polokwane
Mokopane
Roedtan
Senwabarwana
Seshego
Thabazimbi
Thohoyandou
Tzaneen
Vaalwater
Vivo
Zebedeila
Zion City Moria
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