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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 and may yet to be widely accepted and some of these place names remain the same as previously.

A

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Afguns near Ellisras
Alldays Soutpansberg

B

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Bandelierkop Soutpansberg
Ba-Phalaborwa Valley of the Olifants renamed Phalaborwa
Bela-Bela Bushveld (previously Warmbaths [1])"boiling place"
Bochum renamed to Senwabarwana
Bosbokrand Valley of the Olifants
Baltimore, Limpopo Blouberg Capricorn

D

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Dendron renamed to Mogwadi
Duiwelskloof Valley of the Olifants (renamed in 2004 to Modjadjiskloof)

E

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Ellisras Bushveld Region Lephalale Local Municipality Waterberg District Municipality see Lephalale

G

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Gravelotte Valley of the Olifants
Giyani Greater Giyani Mopani

H

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Haenertsburg Mopani
Hoedspruit Valley of the Olifants

K

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Klaserie Valley of the Olifants

L

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Lebowakgomo Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality Capricorn District Municipality
Ellisras Bushveld Lephalale Local Municipality Waterberg District Municipality renamed Lephalale
Letsitele Valley of the Olifants
Leydsdorp Valley of the Olifants
Louis Trichardt Soutpansberg Vhembe District

M

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Mankweng Capricorn District Municipality Capricorn (previously Turfloop)
Maruleng Local Municipality
Modimolle Bushveld (previously Nylstroom [2])(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")

malamulele Collins chabane municipality

N

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Naboomspruit Bushveld (also known as its recent new name 'Mookgophong)
Nkowankowa renamed Modimolle

O

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Ofcolaco Valley of the Olifants

P

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Phalaborwa Valley of the Olifants Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Mopani District Municipality (previously Ba-Phalaborwa "Better than the South"
Polokwane Capricorn (previously Pietersburg [3])"place of safety"
Potgietersrus renamed Mokopane

R

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Roedtan Bushveld

S

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Senwabarwana (previously Bochum)
Seshego Capricorn
Sekgopo Mopani District Greater Letaba Municipality

T

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Thabazimbi Bushveld
Thohoyandou Soutpansberg Thulamela Vhembe
Tzaneen Valley of the Olifants

V

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Vaalwater Bushveld
Vivo Soutpansberg

Z

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Town Name Region Local Municipality District Remarks / New Name
Zebedeila Capricorn Capricorn District Municipality
Zion City Moria Capricorn

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Mashashane

Jane furse
Afguns
Alldays
Bandelierkop
Ba-Phalaborwa
Bela-Bela
Bochum
Bosbokrand
Dendron
Duiwelskloof
Elim
Ellisras
Gravelotte
Haenertsburg
Hoedspruit
Klaserie
Lebowakgomo
Lephalale
Letsitele
Leydsdorp
Louis Trichardt
Modimolle
Modjadjiskloof
Mogwadi
Mokopane
Mookgophong
Messina
Musina
Naboomspruit
Nylstroom
Ofcolaco
Phalaborwa
Polokwane
Mokopane
Roedtan
Senwabarwana
Seshego
Sekgopo
Thabazimbi
Thohoyandou
Tzaneen
Vaalwater
Vivo
Zebedeila
Zion City Moria