List of cities and towns in Limpopo
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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, however some of these name changes haven't yet become widely accepted, and some towns still have the previous name as more common.
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[edit] A
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afguns | near Ellisras | |||
| Alldays | Soutpansberg |
[edit] B
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandelierkop | Soutpansberg | |||
| Ba-Phalaborwa | Valley of the Olifants | (previously Phalaborwa) | ||
| Bela-Bela | Bushveld | (previously Warmbaths [1])"boiling place" | ||
| Bochum | renamed to Senwabarwana | |||
| Bosbokrand | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] D
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dendron | renamed to Mogwadi | |||
| Duiwelskloof | Valley of the Olifants | (renamed in 2004 to Modjadjiskloof) |
[edit] E
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellisras | see Lephalale |
[edit] G
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravelotte | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] G
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIYANI | Valley of the Great giyani |
[edit] H
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haenertsburg | Capricorn | |||
| Hoedspruit | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] K
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klaserie | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] L
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lephalale | Bushveld | (previously Ellisras) | ||
| Letsitele | Valley of the Olifants | |||
| Leydsdorp | Valley of the Olifants | |||
| Louis Trichardt | Soutpansberg |
[edit] M
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modimolle | Bushveld | (previously Nylstroom [2])(place of spirits) | |||
| Modjadjiskloof | (previously Duiwelskloof) | ||||
| Mogwadi | (previously Dendron) | ||||
| Mokopane | Capricorn | (previously Potgietersrus) (named after the 1850s chief of the Tlou tribe) | |||
| Mookgophong | Bushveld | (formerly Naboomspruit) | |||
| Messina | see Musina | ||||
| Musina | Soutpansberg | (previously Messina) (means "copper") |
[edit] N
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naboomspruit | Bushveld | (also known as its recent new name 'Mookgophong) | ||
| Nylstroom | renamed Modimolle |
[edit] O
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ofcolaco | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] P
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalaborwa | Valley of the Olifants | Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality | Mopani District Municipality | renamed Ba-Phalaborwa |
| Polokwane | Capricorn | (previously Pietersburg [3])"place of safety" | ||
| Potgietersrus | renamed Mokopane |
[edit] R
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roedtan | Bushveld |
[edit] S
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senwabarwana | (previously Bochum) | |||
| Seshego | Capricorn |
[edit] T
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thabazimbi | Bushveld | |||
| Thohoyandou | Soutpansberg | |||
| Tzaneen | Valley of the Olifants |
[edit] V
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaalwater | Bushveld | |||
| Vivo | Soutpansberg |
[edit] Z
| Town Name | Region | Local Municipality | District | Remarks / New Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebedeila | Capricorn | Capricorn District Municipality | ||
| Zion City Moria | Capricorn |
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