| Lepelle-Nkumpi | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in Limpopo |
| Coordinates: | -24.25°N 69°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Capricorn |
| Seat: | Lebowakgomo |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 30 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Meriam Molala |
| Area Total Km2: | 3463 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 230350 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 86.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.8% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | LIM355 |
Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality (Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Lepelle-Nkumpi) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Lebowakgomo.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91301 | 591.16 | 71,646 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91302 | 96.24 | 6,457 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91303 | 85.16 | 5,334 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91304 | 183.46 | 26,190 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91306 | 364.67 | 11,312 | Northern Soth | ||
| 91307 | 0.34 | 444 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91308 | 0.79 | 1,573 | Northern Sotho | ||
| 91309 | 1.67 | 1,878 | Southern Ndebele | ||
| 91310 | 239.51 | 6,438 | Northern Sotho | ||
| Zebediela Part 1 | 91311 | 502.15 | 95,107 | Northern Sotho | |
| Zebediela Part 2 | 91312 | 1.41 | 179 | Northern Sotho | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91305 | 1,388.22 | 1,402 | Northern Sotho |
See main article: Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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 forty seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
In late 2023, Thabo Ben Mothogoane, the municipality's former municipal manager, and Rosina Mangaka Ngoveni, the former chief financial officer, were arrested in connection with the fraud at VBS Bank[6]