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-seven local municipalities.

In the following map, the district municipalities are shaded with various colours and the local municipalities are numbered.

District municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
7000100000000000000♠1–4	Frances Baard District Municipality	DC9	Kimberley	13,518	382,086	28.3
7000500000000000000♠5–7	John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality	DC45	Kuruman	27,283	224,799	8.2
7001220000000000000♠22–27	Namakwa District Municipality	DC6	Springbok	126,836	115,842	0.9
7001140000000000000♠14–21	Pixley ka Seme District Municipality	DC7	De Aar	102,727	186,351	1.8
7000800000000000000♠8–13	ZF Mgcawu District Municipality	DC8	Upington	102,524	236,783	2.3

Local municipalities

Map key	Name	Code	District	Seat	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Pop. density (per km²)
4	Dikgatlong Local Municipality	NC092	Frances Baard	Barkly West	7,315	46,841	6.4
19	Emthanjeni Local Municipality	NC073	Pixley ka Seme	De Aar	13,472	42,356	3.1
5	Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality	NC452	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Kuruman	4,492	93,652	20.8
6	Gamagara Local Municipality	NC453	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Kathu	2,619	41,617	15.9
23	Hantam Local Municipality	NC065	Namakwa	Calvinia	36,128	21,578	0.6
7	Joe Morolong Local Municipality	NC451	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Mothibistad	20,172	89,530	4.4
12	Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality	NC082	Siyanda	Kakamas	26,358	65,869	2.5
25	Kamiesberg Local Municipality	NC064	Namakwa	Garies	14,210	10,187	0.7
21	Kareeberg Local Municipality	NC074	Pixley ka Seme	Carnarvon	17,702	11,673	0.7
22	Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality	NC066	Namakwa	Williston	32,274	12,588	0.4
8	Kgatelopele Local Municipality	NC086	Siyanda	Daniëlskuil	2,478	18,687	7.5
24	Khâi-Ma Local Municipality	NC067	Namakwa	Pofadder	16,628	12,465	0.7
10	ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality	NC083	Siyanda	Upington	21,780	93,494	4.3
13	ǃKheis Local Municipality	NC084	Siyanda	Groblershoop	11,107	16,637	1.5
2	Magareng Local Municipality	NC093	Frances Baard	Warrenton	1,542	24,204	15.7
11	Mier Local Municipality	NC081	Siyanda	Mier	22,468	7,003	0.3
26	Nama Khoi Local Municipality	NC062	Namakwa	Springbok	17,989	47,041	2.6
1	Phokwane Local Municipality	NC094	Frances Baard	Hartswater	834	63,000	75.5
17	Renosterberg Local Municipality	NC075	Pixley ka Seme	Petrusville	5,527	10,978	2.0
27	Richtersveld Local Municipality	NC061	Namakwa	Port Nolloth	9,608	11,982	1.2
14	Siyancuma Local Municipality	NC078	Pixley ka Seme	Douglas	16,753	37,076	2.2
15	Siyathemba Local Municipality	NC077	Pixley ka Seme	Prieska	14,725	21,591	1.5
3	Sol Plaatje Local Municipality	NC091	Frances Baard	Kimberley	3,145	248,041	78.9
16	Thembelihle Local Municipality	NC076	Pixley ka Seme	Hopetown	8,023	15,701	2.0
9	Tsantsabane Local Municipality	NC085	Siyanda	Postmasburg	18,333	35,093	1.9
20	Ubuntu Local Municipality	NC071	Pixley ka Seme	Victoria West	20,389	18,601	0.9
18	Umsobomvu Local Municipality	NC072	Pixley ka Seme	Colesberg	6,819	28,376	4.2