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 eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities.

For comparison purposes the metropolitan municipalities are also included in this list.

These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.

The lists linked below also include maps showing the locations of the municipalities.