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Municipalities

South Africa's 257 municipalities: population and services from Census 2022, money and audit outcomes from Treasury and the Auditor-General, and council seats and turnout from the IEC, with a page for each municipality.

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Municipal stats

A page for each of the 257 municipalities: population and services at home, money, audit outcomes, 2026 council seats and turnout, each figure next to similar municipalities. Find a municipality on the Tools page or browse all municipalities by province.

Council results and turnout

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Downloads and sources

Sources: Stats SA, Census 2022 Municipal fact sheet (Report 03-01-82); National Treasury, Municipal Money; the Auditor-General's audit outcomes as published by Treasury; the IEC's seat calculation and turnout reports; Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the metros.