List of municipalities in the North West


The North West province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into four district municipalities which are in turn divided into eighteen local municipalities.
In the following map, the district municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

District municipalities

Local municipalities

Former municipalities

These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.
NameCodeDissolvedFate
Kagisano Local MunicipalityNW39118 May 2011Merged to create Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality
Molopo Local MunicipalityNW39518 May 2011Merged to create Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality
Ventersdorp Local MunicipalityNW4013 August 2016Merged to create JB Marks Local Municipality
Tlokwe Local MunicipalityNW4023 August 2016Merged to create JB Marks Local Municipality