List of cities and towns in Limpopo

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
Afguns				near Ellisras
Alldays	Soutpansberg

B

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

D

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Dendron				renamed to Mogwadi
Duiwelskloof	Valley of the Olifants			(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	Valley of the Olifants

G

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

H

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Haenertsburg	Capricorn
Hoedspruit	Valley of the Olifants

K

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Klaserie	Valley of the Olifants

L

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Lephalale	Bushveld	Lephalale Local Municipality	Waterberg District Municipality	(previously Ellisras)
Letsitele	Valley of the Olifants
Leydsdorp	Valley of the Olifants
Louis Trichardt	Soutpansberg

M

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Maruleng Local Municipality
Modimolle	Bushveld			(previously Nylstroom [2])(place of spirits)
Modjadjiskloof				(previously Duiwelskloof)
Mogwadi				(previously Dendron)
Mokopane	Waterberg			(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)
Nylstroom				renamed Modimolle

O

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Ofcolaco	Valley of the Olifants

P

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Phalaborwa	Valley of the Olifants	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	Valley of the Olifants

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

Town Name	Region	Local Municipality	District	Remarks / New Name
Afguns				near Ellisras
Alldays	Soutpansberg
Bandelierkop	Soutpansberg
Ba-Phalaborwa	Valley of the Olifants			(previously Phalaborwa)
Bela-Bela	Bushveld			(previously Warmbaths [4])"boiling place"
Bochum				renamed to Senwabarwana
Bosbokrand	Valley of the Olifants
Dendron				renamed to Mogwadi
Duiwelskloof	Valley of the Olifants			(renamed in 2004 to Modjadjiskloof)
Ellisras	Bushveld Region	Lephalale Local Municipality	Waterberg District Municipality	see Lephalale
Gravelotte	Valley of the Olifants
Haenertsburg	Capricorn
Hoedspruit	Valley of the Olifants
Klaserie	Valley of the Olifants
Lephalale	Bushveld	Lephalale Local Municipality	Waterberg District Municipality	(previously Ellisras)
Letsitele	Valley of the Olifants
Leydsdorp	Valley of the Olifants
Louis Trichardt	Soutpansberg
Modimolle	Bushveld			(previously Nylstroom [5])(place of spirits)
Modjadjiskloof				(previously Duiwelskloof)
Mogwadi				(previously Dendron)
Mokopane	Capricorn			(previously Potgietersrus) (named after the 1850s chief of the Tlou tribe)
Mookgophong	Bushveld			(formerly Naboomspruit)
Messina				see Musina
Musina	Soutpansberg			(previously Messina) (means "copper")
Naboomspruit	Bushveld			(also known as its recent new name 'Mookgophong)
Nylstroom				renamed Modimolle
Ofcolaco	Valley of the Olifants
Phalaborwa	Valley of the Olifants	Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality	Mopani District Municipality	renamed Ba-Phalaborwa
Polokwane	Capricorn			(previously Pietersburg [6])"place of safety"
Potgietersrus				renamed Mokopane
Roedtan	Bushveld
Senwabarwana				(previously Bochum)
Seshego	Capricorn
Thabazimbi	Bushveld
Thohoyandou	Soutpansberg	Thulamela	Vhembe
Tzaneen	Valley of the Olifants
Vaalwater	Bushveld
Vivo	Soutpansberg
Zebedeila	Capricorn		Capricorn District Municipality
Zion City Moria	Capricorn