| 1 |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality |
4,949,347 |
2026 |
| 2 |
Johannesburg |
4,803,262 |
2026 |
| 3 |
City of Cape Town |
4,005,016 |
2026 |
| 4 |
Cape Town |
3,776,313 |
2026 |
| 5 |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
3,702,231 |
2026 |
| 6 |
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality |
3,379,104 |
2026 |
| 7 |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
3,275,152 |
2026 |
| 8 |
Ehlanzeni District Municipality |
1,754,931 |
2026 |
| 9 |
Bojanala Platinum District Municipality |
1,657,148 |
2026 |
| 10 |
OR Tambo District Municipality |
1,457,384 |
2026 |
| 11 |
Nkangala District Municipality |
1,445,624 |
2026 |
| 12 |
Vhembe District Municipality |
1,393,949 |
2026 |
| 13 |
Capricorn District Municipality |
1,330,436 |
2026 |
| 14 |
Soweto |
1,271,628 |
2026 |
| 15 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality |
1,263,051 |
2026 |
| 16 |
Sekhukhune District Municipality |
1,169,762 |
2026 |
| 17 |
Mopani District Municipality |
1,159,185 |
2026 |
| 18 |
Gert Sibande District Municipality |
1,135,409 |
2026 |
| 19 |
uMgungundlovu District Municipality |
1,095,865 |
2026 |
| 20 |
King Cetshwayo District Municipality |
971,135 |
2026 |
| 21 |
Sedibeng District Municipality |
957,528 |
2026 |
| 22 |
Zululand District Municipality |
892,310 |
2026 |
| 23 |
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality |
889,108 |
2026 |
| 24 |
Amathole District Municipality |
880,790 |
2026 |
| 25 |
Soshanguve |
872,309 |
2026 |
| 26 |
Alfred Nzo District Municipality |
867,864 |
2026 |
| 27 |
Cape Winelands District Municipality |
866,001 |
2026 |
| 28 |
Chris Hani District Municipality |
840,055 |
2026 |
| 29 |
Pietermaritzburg |
839,327 |
2026 |
| 30 |
West Rand District Municipality |
838,594 |
2026 |
| 31 |
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
834,997 |
2026 |
| 32 |
Polokwane Local Municipality |
797,127 |
2026 |
| 33 |
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
787,803 |
2026 |
| 34 |
Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality |
779,330 |
2026 |
| 35 |
Ugu District Municipality |
753,336 |
2026 |
| 36 |
Waterberg District Municipality |
745,758 |
2026 |
| 37 |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality |
742,821 |
2026 |
| 38 |
Pretoria |
741,651 |
2026 |
| 39 |
Emfuleni Local Municipality |
733,445 |
2026 |
| 40 |
Evaton |
725,468 |
2026 |
| 41 |
Uthukela District Municipality |
706,588 |
2026 |
| 42 |
Mbombela Local Municipality |
695,913 |
2026 |
| 43 |
Umkhanyakude District Municipality |
689,090 |
2026 |
| 44 |
Msunduzi Local Municipality |
679,039 |
2026 |
| 45 |
iLembe District Municipality |
657,612 |
2026 |
| 46 |
Lejweleputswa District Municipality |
646,920 |
2026 |
| 47 |
Rustenburg Local Municipality |
626,522 |
2026 |
| 48 |
Garden Route District Municipality |
611,278 |
2026 |
| 49 |
Durban |
595,061 |
2026 |
| 50 |
Umzinyathi District Municipality |
554,882 |
2026 |
| 51 |
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality |
546,215 |
2026 |
| 52 |
Local Municipality of Madibeng |
536,110 |
2026 |
| 53 |
Amajuba District Municipality |
531,327 |
2026 |
| 54 |
Harry Gwala District Municipality |
510,865 |
2026 |
| 55 |
Thulamela Local Municipality |
497,237 |
2026 |
| 56 |
Fezile Dabi District Municipality |
494,777 |
2026 |
| 57 |
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality |
488,349 |
2026 |
| 58 |
Sarah Baartman District Municipality |
479,923 |
2026 |
| 59 |
East London |
478,676 |
2026 |
| 60 |
Thembisa |
463,109 |
2026 |
| 61 |
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
459,357 |
2026 |
| 62 |
Boksburg |
445,168 |
2026 |
| 63 |
West Coast District Municipality |
436,403 |
2026 |
| 64 |
Welkom |
431,944 |
2026 |
| 65 |
Matjhabeng Local Municipality |
429,113 |
2026 |
| 66 |
City of Matlosana |
417,282 |
2026 |
| 67 |
Makhado Local Municipality |
416,728 |
2026 |
| 68 |
Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality |
416,146 |
2026 |
| 69 |
Nkomazi Local Municipality |
410,907 |
2026 |
| 70 |
uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
410,465 |
2026 |
| 71 |
Newcastle |
404,838 |
2026 |
| 72 |
Newcastle Local Municipality |
389,117 |
2026 |
| 73 |
Frances Baard District Municipality |
387,741 |
2026 |
| 74 |
Mogale City Local Municipality |
383,864 |
2026 |
| 75 |
Krugersdorp |
378,821 |
2026 |
| 76 |
Rustenburg |
373,695 |
2026 |
| 77 |
Witbank |
373,403 |
2026 |
| 78 |
Joe Gqabi District Municipality |
372,912 |
2026 |
| 79 |
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality |
353,452 |
2026 |
| 80 |
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality |
340,091 |
2026 |
| 81 |
Randburg |
337,053 |
2026 |
| 82 |
Thembisile Hani Local Municipality |
333,331 |
2026 |
| 83 |
Roodepoort |
326,416 |
2026 |
| 84 |
Mogalakwena Local Municipality |
325,291 |
2026 |
| 85 |
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality |
319,948 |
2026 |
| 86 |
Mahikeng Local Municipality |
314,394 |
2026 |
| 87 |
Gqeberha |
312,392 |
2026 |
| 88 |
Botshabelo |
309,714 |
2026 |
| 89 |
Nyandeni Local Municipality |
309,702 |
2026 |
| 90 |
Brakpan |
305,692 |
2026 |
| 91 |
Ngquza Hill Local Municipality |
303,379 |
2026 |
| 92 |
Overberg District Municipality |
286,786 |
2026 |
| 93 |
Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality |
284,435 |
2026 |
| 94 |
Drakenstein Local Municipality |
280,195 |
2026 |
| 95 |
Steve Tshwete Local Municipality |
278,749 |
2026 |
| 96 |
Mbhashe Local Municipality |
277,250 |
2026 |
| 97 |
KwaDukuza Local Municipality |
276,719 |
2026 |
| 98 |
Polokwane |
272,461 |
2026 |
| 99 |
Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality |
268,256 |
2026 |
| 100 |
Bloemfontein |
256,185 |
2026 |
| 101 |
Greater Giyani Local Municipality |
256,127 |
2026 |
| 102 |
Germiston |
255,863 |
2026 |
| 103 |
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality |
255,041 |
2026 |
| 104 |
Richards Bay |
252,968 |
2026 |
| 105 |
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality |
252,692 |
2026 |
| 106 |
Mnquma Local Municipality |
246,813 |
2026 |
| 107 |
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality |
246,016 |
2026 |
| 108 |
Abaqulusi Local Municipality |
243,795 |
2026 |
| 109 |
Moses Kotane Local Municipality |
243,648 |
2026 |
| 110 |
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality |
242,264 |
2026 |
| 111 |
Centurion |
236,580 |
2026 |
| 112 |
Makhudu Thamaga Local Municipality |
235,380 |
2026 |
| 113 |
Klerksdorp |
227,039 |
2026 |
| 114 |
Somerset West |
225,289 |
2026 |
| 115 |
Kimberley |
225,160 |
2026 |
| 116 |
uMlalazi Local Municipality |
223,140 |
2026 |
| 117 |
Sandton |
222,415 |
2026 |
| 118 |
Matatiele Local Municipality |
219,447 |
2026 |
| 119 |
Greater Letaba Local Municipality |
218,030 |
2026 |
| 120 |
Nongoma Local Municipality |
211,892 |
2026 |
| 121 |
George Local Municipality |
208,237 |
2026 |
| 122 |
Ulundi Local Municipality |
205,762 |
2026 |
| 123 |
Mdantsane |
205,504 |
2026 |
| 124 |
Mtubatuba Local Municipality |
202,176 |
2026 |
| 125 |
Umzimvubu Local Municipality |
199,620 |
2026 |
| 126 |
Jozini Local Municipality |
198,215 |
2026 |
| 127 |
Umzimkhulu Local Municipality |
197,286 |
2026 |
| 128 |
Middelburg |
196,263 |
2026 |
| 129 |
Pixley ka Seme District Municipality |
195,595 |
2026 |
| 130 |
Mpumalanga |
193,058 |
2026 |
| 131 |
Moretele Local Municipality |
191,306 |
2026 |
| 132 |
Mhlontlo Local Municipality |
189,176 |
2026 |
| 133 |
Mkhondo Local Municipality |
189,036 |
2026 |
| 134 |
Merafong City Local Municipality |
188,843 |
2026 |
| 135 |
Albert Luthuli Local Municipality |
187,629 |
2026 |
| 136 |
Springs |
186,394 |
2026 |
| 137 |
Msinga Local Municipality |
184,494 |
2026 |
| 138 |
Carletonville |
182,304 |
2026 |
| 139 |
Ditsobotla Local Municipality |
181,865 |
2026 |
| 140 |
Alexandra |
179,624 |
2026 |
| 141 |
Breede Valley Local Municipality |
176,578 |
2026 |
| 142 |
Stellenbosch Local Municipality |
173,197 |
2026 |
| 143 |
Blouberg Local Municipality |
172,601 |
2026 |
| 144 |
uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality |
172,077 |
2026 |
| 145 |
Nquthu Local Municipality |
171,325 |
2026 |
| 146 |
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality |
168,937 |
2026 |
| 147 |
Port St. Johns Local Municipality |
166,779 |
2026 |
| 148 |
Msukaligwa Local Municipality |
164,608 |
2026 |
| 149 |
Metsimaholo Local Municipality |
163,564 |
2026 |
| 150 |
Engcobo Local Municipality |
162,014 |
2026 |
| 151 |
KwaDukuza |
161,177 |
2026 |
| 152 |
Benoni |
158,777 |
2026 |
| 153 |
Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality |
157,690 |
2026 |
| 154 |
George |
157,394 |
2026 |
| 155 |
Moqhaka Local Municipality |
154,732 |
2026 |
| 156 |
Intsika Yethu Local Municipality |
152,159 |
2026 |
| 157 |
Umzumbe Local Municipality |
151,676 |
2026 |
| 158 |
Vryheid |
150,012 |
2026 |
| 159 |
Potchefstroom |
148,804 |
2026 |
| 160 |
Mandeni Local Municipality |
147,808 |
2026 |
| 161 |
Elundini Local Municipality |
144,929 |
2026 |
| 162 |
uMdoni Local Municipality |
144,551 |
2026 |
| 163 |
uMfolozi Local Municipality |
144,363 |
2026 |
| 164 |
Pinetown |
144,026 |
2026 |
| 165 |
Ndwedwe Local Municipality |
143,117 |
2026 |
| 166 |
Embalenhle |
142,443 |
2026 |
| 167 |
uPhongolo Local Municipality |
141,247 |
2026 |
| 168 |
Senqu Local Municipality |
140,720 |
2026 |
| 169 |
Nigel |
140,644 |
2026 |
| 170 |
Lephalale Local Municipality |
140,240 |
2026 |
| 171 |
Dihlabeng Local Municipality |
140,044 |
2026 |
| 172 |
Bhisho |
137,287 |
2026 |
| 173 |
Sasolburg |
135,828 |
2026 |
| 174 |
Okhahlamba Local Municipality |
135,132 |
2026 |
| 175 |
Swartland Local Municipality |
133,762 |
2026 |
| 176 |
Randfontein |
133,654 |
2026 |
| 177 |
Musina Local Municipality |
132,009 |
2026 |
| 178 |
Witzenberg Local Municipality |
130,548 |
2026 |
| 179 |
Tswaing Local Municipality |
129,052 |
2026 |
| 180 |
Ntabankulu Local Municipality |
128,848 |
2026 |
| 181 |
Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality |
127,168 |
2026 |
| 182 |
Xhariep District Municipality |
125,884 |
2026 |
| 183 |
Molemole Local Municipality |
125,327 |
2026 |
| 184 |
Emalahleni Local Municipality |
124,532 |
2026 |
| 185 |
Lekwa Local Municipality |
123,419 |
2026 |
| 186 |
Virginia |
122,502 |
2026 |
| 187 |
Brits |
122,497 |
2026 |
| 188 |
Umvoti Local Municipality |
122,423 |
2026 |
| 189 |
Alberton |
121,536 |
2026 |
| 190 |
Upington |
121,189 |
2026 |
| 191 |
Ngwathe Local Municipality |
118,907 |
2026 |
| 192 |
Queenstown |
118,599 |
2026 |
| 193 |
Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality |
118,346 |
2026 |
| 194 |
Setsoto Local Municipality |
117,362 |
2026 |
| 195 |
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality |
117,167 |
2026 |
| 196 |
Kroonstad |
117,152 |
2026 |
| 197 |
Namakwa District Municipality |
115,488 |
2026 |
| 198 |
Nkandla Local Municipality |
114,284 |
2026 |
| 199 |
Hammanskraal |
112,950 |
2026 |
| 200 |
Kouga Local Municipality |
112,941 |
2026 |
| 201 |
Lesedi Local Municipality |
112,472 |
2026 |
| 202 |
Paarl |
112,045 |
2026 |
| 203 |
uMshwathi Local Municipality |
111,645 |
2026 |
| 204 |
Midvaal Local Municipality |
111,612 |
2026 |
| 205 |
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality |
111,173 |
2026 |
| 206 |
Mabopane |
110,972 |
2026 |
| 207 |
Orkney |
110,052 |
2026 |
| 208 |
uMngeni Local Municipality |
109,867 |
2026 |
| 209 |
Maphumulo |
109,157 |
2026 |
| 210 |
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality |
108,576 |
2026 |
| 211 |
Ratlou Local Municipality |
106,108 |
2026 |
| 212 |
Thokoza |
106,000 |
2026 |
| 213 |
Langeberg Local Municipality |
105,483 |
2026 |
| 214 |
Dannhauser Local Municipality |
105,341 |
2026 |
| 215 |
Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality |
104,408 |
2026 |
| 216 |
Uitenhage |
103,639 |
2026 |
| 217 |
Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality |
102,703 |
2026 |
| 218 |
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality |
101,895 |
2026 |
| 219 |
Amahlathi Local Municipality |
101,826 |
2026 |
| 220 |
Standerton |
101,101 |
2026 |
| 221 |
Mokopane |
101,090 |
2026 |
| 222 |
Ermelo |
100,324 |
2026 |