Mookgophong Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mookgophong Local Municipality was Mookgophong.

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Mookgophong
Local municipality
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Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°40′S 29°0′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Seat	Mookgophong
Wards	5
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sarah Monyamane
Area
• Total	5,689 km2 (2,197 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	35,640
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	85.6%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	13.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Northern Sotho	51.0%
• Afrikaans	13.3%
• Tsonga	12.5%
• Sotho	6.3%
• Other	16.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	LIM364

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The Municipality was named after the type of tree found in the area, Mokgopa (a cactus).^[3]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality.

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]