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Which province is a municipality in?

Each of South Africa's 213 municipalities is in one of the nine provinces; for example, Bushbuckridge is in Mpumalanga. The full list, from Stats SA's Census 2022 Provinces at a glance, is below.

Every municipality, by province
  1. AmahlathiEC124Eastern Cape
  2. Blue Crane RouteEC102Eastern Cape
  3. Buffalo CityBUFEastern Cape
  4. Dr Beyers NaudeEC101Eastern Cape
  5. ElundiniEC141Eastern Cape
  6. EmalahleniEC136Eastern Cape
  7. EngcoboEC137Eastern Cape
  8. Enoch MgijimaEC139Eastern Cape
  9. Great KeiEC123Eastern Cape
  10. Intsika YethuEC135Eastern Cape
  11. Inxuba YethembaEC131Eastern Cape
  12. King Sabata DalindyeboEC157Eastern Cape
  13. Kou-KammaEC109Eastern Cape
  14. KougaEC108Eastern Cape
  15. MakanaEC104Eastern Cape
  16. MatatieleEC441Eastern Cape
  17. MbhasheEC121Eastern Cape
  18. MhlontloEC156Eastern Cape
  19. MnqumaEC122Eastern Cape
  20. NdlambeEC105Eastern Cape
  21. Nelson Mandela BayNMAEastern Cape
  22. NgqushwaEC126Eastern Cape
  23. Ngquza HillEC153Eastern Cape
  24. NtabankuluEC444Eastern Cape
  25. NyandeniEC155Eastern Cape
  26. Port St JohnsEC154Eastern Cape
  27. Raymond MhlabaEC129Eastern Cape
  28. SakhisizweEC138Eastern Cape
  29. SenquEC142Eastern Cape
  30. Sundays River ValleyEC106Eastern Cape
  31. UmzimvubuEC442Eastern Cape
  32. Walter SisuluEC145Eastern Cape
  33. Winnie Madikizela-MandelaEC443Eastern Cape
  34. DihlabengFS192Free State
  35. KopanongFS162Free State
  36. LetsemengFS161Free State
  37. MafubeFS205Free State
  38. Maluti a PhofungFS194Free State
  39. MangaungMANFree State
  40. MantsopaFS196Free State
  41. MasilonyanaFS181Free State
  42. MatjhabengFS184Free State
  43. MetsimaholoFS204Free State
  44. MohokareFS163Free State
  45. MoqhakaFS201Free State
  46. NalaFS185Free State
  47. NgwatheFS203Free State
  48. NketoanaFS193Free State
  49. PhumelelaFS195Free State
  50. SetsotoFS191Free State
  51. TokologoFS182Free State
  52. TswelopeleFS183Free State
  53. City of JohannesburgJHBGauteng
  54. City of TshwaneTSHGauteng
  55. EkurhuleniEKUGauteng
  56. EmfuleniGT421Gauteng
  57. LesediGT423Gauteng
  58. Merafong CityGT484Gauteng
  59. MidvaalGT422Gauteng
  60. Mogale CityGT481Gauteng
  61. Rand West CityGT485Gauteng
  62. AbaqulusiKZN263KwaZulu-Natal
  63. Alfred DumaKZN238KwaZulu-Natal
  64. Big Five HlabisaKZN276KwaZulu-Natal
  65. DannhauserKZN254KwaZulu-Natal
  66. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaKZN436KwaZulu-Natal
  67. eDumbeKZN261KwaZulu-Natal
  68. EmadlangeniKZN253KwaZulu-Natal
  69. EndumeniKZN241KwaZulu-Natal
  70. eThekwiniETHKwaZulu-Natal
  71. Greater KokstadKZN433KwaZulu-Natal
  72. ImpendleKZN224KwaZulu-Natal
  73. Inkosi LangalibaleleKZN237KwaZulu-Natal
  74. JoziniKZN272KwaZulu-Natal
  75. KwaDukuzaKZN292KwaZulu-Natal
  76. MandeniKZN291KwaZulu-Natal
  77. MaphumuloKZN294KwaZulu-Natal
  78. MfoloziKZN281KwaZulu-Natal
  79. MkhambathiniKZN226KwaZulu-Natal
  80. MpofanaKZN223KwaZulu-Natal
  81. MsingaKZN244KwaZulu-Natal
  82. MthonjaneniKZN285KwaZulu-Natal
  83. MtubatubaKZN275KwaZulu-Natal
  84. NdwedweKZN293KwaZulu-Natal
  85. NewcastleKZN252KwaZulu-Natal
  86. NkandlaKZN286KwaZulu-Natal
  87. NongomaKZN265KwaZulu-Natal
  88. NqutuKZN242KwaZulu-Natal
  89. OkhahlambaKZN235KwaZulu-Natal
  90. Ray NkonyeniKZN216KwaZulu-Natal
  91. RichmondKZN227KwaZulu-Natal
  92. The MsunduziKZN225KwaZulu-Natal
  93. UbuhlebezweKZN434KwaZulu-Natal
  94. UlundiKZN266KwaZulu-Natal
  95. UmdoniKZN212KwaZulu-Natal
  96. UmhlabuyalinganaKZN271KwaZulu-Natal
  97. uMhlathuzeKZN282KwaZulu-Natal
  98. uMlalaziKZN284KwaZulu-Natal
  99. uMngeniKZN222KwaZulu-Natal
  100. uMshwathiKZN221KwaZulu-Natal
  101. uMuziwabantuKZN214KwaZulu-Natal
  102. UmvotiKZN245KwaZulu-Natal
  103. UmzimkhuluKZN435KwaZulu-Natal
  104. UmzumbeKZN213KwaZulu-Natal
  105. uPhongoloKZN262KwaZulu-Natal
  106. Ba-PhalaborwaLIM334Limpopo
  107. Bela-BelaLIM366Limpopo
  108. BloubergLIM351Limpopo
  109. Collins ChabaneLIM345Limpopo
  110. Elias MotsoalediLIM472Limpopo
  111. Ephraim MogaleLIM471Limpopo
  112. Fetakgomo TubatseLIM476Limpopo
  113. Greater GiyaniLIM331Limpopo
  114. Greater LetabaLIM332Limpopo
  115. Greater TzaneenLIM333Limpopo
  116. Lepele-NkumpiLIM355Limpopo
  117. LephalaleLIM362Limpopo
  118. MakhadoLIM344Limpopo
  119. MakhuduthamagaLIM473Limpopo
  120. MarulengLIM335Limpopo
  121. Modimolle-MookgophongLIM368Limpopo
  122. MogalakwenaLIM367Limpopo
  123. MolemoleLIM353Limpopo
  124. MusinaLIM341Limpopo
  125. PolokwaneLIM354Limpopo
  126. ThabazimbiLIM361Limpopo
  127. ThulamelaLIM343Limpopo
  128. BushbuckridgeMP325Mpumalanga
  129. Chief Albert LuthuliMP301Mpumalanga
  130. City of MbombelaMP326Mpumalanga
  131. DipalesengMP306Mpumalanga
  132. Dr JS MorokaMP316Mpumalanga
  133. Dr Pixley Ka Isaka SemeMP304Mpumalanga
  134. EmakhazeniMP314Mpumalanga
  135. EmalahleniMP312Mpumalanga
  136. Govan MbekiMP307Mpumalanga
  137. LekwaMP305Mpumalanga
  138. MkhondoMP303Mpumalanga
  139. MsukaligwaMP302Mpumalanga
  140. NkomaziMP324Mpumalanga
  141. Steve TshweteMP313Mpumalanga
  142. Thaba ChweuMP321Mpumalanga
  143. ThembisileMP315Mpumalanga
  144. Victor KhanyeMP311Mpumalanga
  145. City of MatlosanaNW403North West
  146. DitsobotlaNW384North West
  147. Greater TaungNW394North West
  148. JB MarksNW405North West
  149. Kagisano/MolopoNW397North West
  150. KgetlengrivierNW374North West
  151. Lekwa-TeemaneNW396North West
  152. Local Municipality of MadibengNW372North West
  153. MahikengNW383North West
  154. MamusaNW393North West
  155. Maquassi HillsNW404North West
  156. MoreteleNW371North West
  157. Moses KotaneNW375North West
  158. NalediNW392North West
  159. Ramotshere MoiloaNW385North West
  160. RatlouNW381North West
  161. RustenburgNW373North West
  162. TswaingNW382North West
  163. !KheisNC084Northern Cape
  164. Dawid KruiperNC087Northern Cape
  165. DikgatlongNC092Northern Cape
  166. EmthanjeniNC073Northern Cape
  167. Ga-SegonyanaNC452Northern Cape
  168. GamagaraNC453Northern Cape
  169. HantamNC065Northern Cape
  170. Joe MorolongNC451Northern Cape
  171. Kai !GaribNC082Northern Cape
  172. KamiesbergNC064Northern Cape
  173. KareebergNC074Northern Cape
  174. Karoo HooglandNC066Northern Cape
  175. KgatelopeleNC086Northern Cape
  176. Khâi-MaNC067Northern Cape
  177. MagarengNC093Northern Cape
  178. Nama KhoiNC062Northern Cape
  179. PhokwaneNC094Northern Cape
  180. RenosterbergNC075Northern Cape
  181. RichtersveldNC061Northern Cape
  182. SiyancumaNC078Northern Cape
  183. SiyathembaNC077Northern Cape
  184. Sol PlaatjeNC091Northern Cape
  185. ThembelihleNC076Northern Cape
  186. TsantsabaneNC085Northern Cape
  187. UbuntuNC071Northern Cape
  188. UmsobomvuNC072Northern Cape
  189. Beaufort WestWC053Western Cape
  190. BergrivierWC013Western Cape
  191. BitouWC047Western Cape
  192. Breede ValleyWC025Western Cape
  193. Cape AgulhasWC033Western Cape
  194. CederbergWC012Western Cape
  195. City of Cape TownCPTWestern Cape
  196. DrakensteinWC023Western Cape
  197. GeorgeWC044Western Cape
  198. HessequaWC042Western Cape
  199. KannalandWC041Western Cape
  200. KnysnaWC048Western Cape
  201. LaingsburgWC051Western Cape
  202. LangebergWC026Western Cape
  203. MatzikamaWC011Western Cape
  204. Mossel BayWC043Western Cape
  205. OudtshoornWC045Western Cape
  206. OverstrandWC032Western Cape
  207. Prince AlbertWC052Western Cape
  208. Saldanha BayWC014Western Cape
  209. StellenboschWC024Western Cape
  210. SwartlandWC015Western Cape
  211. SwellendamWC034Western Cape
  212. TheewaterskloofWC031Western Cape
  213. WitzenbergWC022Western Cape

Source: Stats SA, Census 2022 Provinces at a glance (Report no. 03-01-43), Person indicators per municipality, pages 6 to 44. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.

How this was worked out

The province of each municipality is the province table it appears in, in Provinces at a glance. Codes start with the province: WC is Western Cape, MP Mpumalanga, and so on (the metros have their own codes, such as CPT).

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