| Blouberg | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Capricorn |
| Seat: | Senwabarwana |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 22 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Maseka Solomon Pheedi |
| Area Total Km2: | 9248 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 162629 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.0% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.0% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 93.8% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | % |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 6.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | LIM351 |
Blouberg Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Blouberg) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, bordering Botswana. It takes its name from the Blouberg (literally meaning "blue mountain" in Afrikaans),[4] a mountain range located to the west of the western end of the Soutpansberg mountain range, north west of the town of Vivo. Blouberg is home to some of the most spectacular rock climbing in South Africa. The rock climbing destination is famous for its big wall natural climbing with route lengths up to 350m. The vegetation ranges from sub-tropical savanna at the base, to alpine near the summit.
According to the 2001 census conducted by Statistics South Africa, the population of the greater Blouberg municipality was 161,314, of whom 99.4% are African, 0.5% white, 0.1% Coloured and 0.1% Asian.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90901 | 11.75 | 385 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 90902 | 390.17 | 19,068 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 90903 | 163.78 | 7,763 | Northern Sotho | ||
| Bochum Part 1 | 90912 | 4.33 | 8,501 | Northern Sotho | |
| Bochum Part 2 | 90905 | 182.33 | 15,911 | Northern Sotho | |
| 90906 | 58.29 | 17,347 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 90907 | 1,335.47 | 72,175 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 90908 | 180.83 | 8,697 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 90910 | 7.81 | 1,047 | Northern Sotho | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 90904 | 2,198.72 | 5,539 | Northern Sotho |
See main article: Blouberg Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6]