This is a list of cities and towns in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Since 2003, a number of cities and towns have changed their names and may yet to be widely accepted and some of these place names remain the same as previously.
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afguns | near Ellisras | ||||
| Alldays | Soutpansberg |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandelierkop | Soutpansberg | |||||
| Ba-Phalaborwa | Valley of the Olifants | renamed Phalaborwa | ||||
| Bela-Bela | Bushveld | (previously Warmbaths https://web.archive.org/web/20100208231613/http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/OldPlaceNames.aspx?Contains=W)"boiling place" | ||||
| Bochum | renamed to Senwabarwana | |||||
| Bosbokrand | Valley of the Olifants | |||||
| Baltimore, Limpopo |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dendron | renamed to Mogwadi | ||||
| Duiwelskloof | Valley of the Olifants | (renamed in 2004 to Modjadjiskloof) |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravelotte | Valley of the Olifants | ||||
| Giyani | Greater Giyani | Mopani |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haenertsburg | Mopani | ||||
| Hoedspruit | Valley of the Olifants |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorn District Municipality | |||||
| Ellisras | Bushveld | renamed Lephalale | |||
| Letsitele | Valley of the Olifants | ||||
| Leydsdorp | Valley of the Olifants | ||||
| Louis Trichardt | Soutpansberg | Vhembe District |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankweng | Capricorn District Municipality | Capricorn | (previously Turfloop) | ||
| Maruleng Local Municipality | |||||
| Modimolle | Bushveld | (previously Nylstroom https://web.archive.org/web/20100208232958/http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/OldPlaceNames.aspx?Contains=N)(place of spirits) | |||
| Modjadjiskloof | (previously Duiwelskloof) | ||||
| Mogwadi | (previously Dendron) | ||||
| Mokopane | Waterberg | (previously Potgietersrus) (named after the 1850s chief of the Tlou tribe) | |||
| Mookgophong | Bushveld | (formerly Naboomspruit) | |||
| Messina | see Musina | ||||
| Musina | Soutpansberg | (previously Messina) (means "copper") |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naboomspruit | Bushveld | (also known as its recent new name Mookgophong) | |||
| Nkowankowa |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalaborwa | Valley of the Olifants | (previously Ba-Phalaborwa "Better than the South" | |||
| Polokwane | Capricorn | (previously Pietersburg https://web.archive.org/web/20110604111004/http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=60522)"place of safety" | |||
| Potgietersrus |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senwabarwana | (previously Bochum) | ||||
| Seshego | Capricorn | ||||
| Sekgopo | Mopani District | Greater Letaba Municipality |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thabazimbi | Bushveld | |||||
| Thohoyandou | Soutpansberg | Thulamela | Vhembe | |||
| Tzaneen | Valley of the Olifants |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaalwater | Bushveld | ||||
| Vivo | Soutpansberg |
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebedeila | Capricorn | Capricorn District Municipality | |||
| Zion City Moria | Capricorn |
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