# Thabazimbi Municipality, Waterberg District, Limpopo Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/thabazimbi/ Local municipality · Waterberg District # Thabazimbi Thabazimbi is a local municipality of South Africa in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province. It had an estimated **100,918 people** in 2020 on 11,190 km² (about 9.0 per km²). 34 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 256 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 100,918people (2020) - 11,190km² - 256mapped services - 1,003 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Thabazimbi? Thabazimbi had an estimated **100,918 people** in 2020 — 14.0% of Waterberg District, 108th of 190 local municipalities. There are 680 women for every 1,000 men (below the Waterberg District figure of 946). Spread over 11,190 km², that is about **9.0 people per km²**, 153rd of 190 local municipalities. 20.1% of people are children under 15 and 2.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 27 across Waterberg District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 30 children and older people. 0–4 ****8,212** 5–9 ****6,384** 10–14 ****5,642** 15–19 ****5,188** 20–24 ****8,627** 25–29 ****12,444** 30–34 ****14,062** 35–39 ****11,250** 40–44 ****8,016** 45–49 ****7,006** 50–54 ****5,451** 55–59 ****3,722** 60–64 ****2,025** 65–69 ****1,317** 70–74 ****766** 75–79 ****434** 80+ ****372** Source: [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf). ## Where is Thabazimbi? Thabazimbi lies in [Waterberg District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/), [Limpopo Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/), [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). It borders 7 other local municipalities: [Bela-Bela](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/bela-bela/), [Lephalale](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/lephalale/), [Local Municipality of Madibeng](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/north-west/bojanala/local-municipality-of-madibeng/), [Modimolle/Mookgophong](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/modimolle-mookgophong/), [Moretele](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/north-west/bojanala/moretele/), [Moses Kotane](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/north-west/bojanala/moses-kotane/) and [Ramotshere Moiloa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/north-west/ngaka-modiri-molema/ramotshere-moiloa/). By area it is the 24th largest of 213 local municipalities in South Africa. It covers 24.9% of [Waterberg District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/limpopo/waterberg/). The centre of Thabazimbi is about 188 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. It is about 139 km from Modimolle, the main town of Waterberg District. The centre point is at 24.3935° S, 27.0688° E. Local names: LIM361 . Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf). ## Things to see in and around Thabazimbi OpenStreetMap lists 62 named sights in Thabazimbi: 55 nature reserves; 6 attractions; 1 monument. - Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Benita Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Buffalo Creek Game Ranch - Rooiberg · nature reserve - Buffalo Creek Game Ranch - Thabazimbi · nature reserve - Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Buffelsfontein Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Camelthorn Reserve · nature reserve - Cilliers Broers Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Contento Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Ditholo Wildlife Estate · nature reserve - Doornkloof Game Farm · nature reserve - Du Plessis No 1 Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Du Plessis No.2 Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Elandskloof Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Fairlawn Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Hanover Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Hartley Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Hou Moet Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Inkanyezi Game Farm · nature reserve - Jan Kloppers Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Kastrol Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Knob's Valley Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Koerooi Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Letlabo Game Reserve · nature reserve - Letlapa Pula Game Reserve · nature reserve - Madeleine Robinson Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Marataba Game & Breeding Farm · nature reserve - Matlabas Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Meyburgh Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Minnar Nature Reserve · nature reserve …and 32 more. Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Thabazimbi - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg - CurrencyRand (ZAR) - Country calling code+27 - LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana - Plug typesType C, D · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) · Gaborone118 km - Lanseria International Airport (HLA) · Johannesburg192 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 17:30). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Thabazimbi Open gazetteers list **34 villages, towns and localities** in Thabazimbi. The largest with a recorded population: Thabazimbi (34,561), Amandelbult (25,587), Northam (15,598), Swartklip (4,213), Rooiberg (2,767) and Leeupoort (1,214). Settlements here lie between about 870 m and 1,523 m above sea level (median 1,003 m). - Adriaanshoop - Amandelbult - Bobbejaanstert - Breedpan - Doornfontein - Dwaalboom - Dwarsfontein - Groenvlei - Gwarriehoek - Hartbeesbult - Hartbeestfontein - Honingvley - Kiesel - Kwaggasvlakte - Laastepoort - Leeupoort - Leeupoort Vakansiedorp - Maraheki - Matlabas - Morukuru Family House - Northam - Pony - R.P.M. Amandelbult - Rhenosterkraal - Rooiberg - Rooibosbult - Sentrum - Swartklip - Thabazimbi - Two Rivers Estate - Voortrekkerspos - Wag ’n Bietjie Draai - Yskor - Zwartkop Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thabazimbi Named natural and historic features inside Thabazimbi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams; 2 lakes; 1 reservoir or tank. - Bierspruit - Bierspruitdam - Blinkwaterspruit - Bloubankleegte - Brakspruit - Gruisloop - Leeupan - Lenkwane - Majadibodu - Mambarivier - Maricorivier - Mongerdspruit - Rietspruit - Sandrivier - Sleepfonteinspruit - Sterk River - Vaalwaterspruit - Witpoortjie ### Hills and mountains 29 hills; 10 mountains; 5 mountain passes; 1 peak. - Aasvoëlkop · 1,743 m - Rooiberg · 1,540 m - Boshoffsberge · 1,527 m - Mambakop · 1,488 m - Swartwitpensbokfonteinberg · 1,401 m - Berg van Winde · 1,398 m - Elandsberg · 1,389 m - Middelkop · 1,354 m - Vlieëpoortberge · 1,312 m - Kgorotlhwane · 1,296 m - Meletse · 1,278 m - Swartkop · 1,274 m - Bakkerspas · 1,246 m - Ditshipi · 1,216 m - Smelterskop · 1,210 m - Vaalkop · 1,204 m - Radikwekwe · 1,172 m - Tlhokamoriri · 1,169 m - Tierkloof · 1,160 m - Kroemahoekkop · 1,144 m - Elandsberg · 1,136 m - McCabe’s Nek · 1,131 m - Loskop · 1,121 m - Geyskop · 1,120 m …and 21 more. ### Forests and nature 7 nature reserves. - El Dorado Privaatnatuurreserwe - Fairfield Privaatnatuurreserwe - Hanover Privaatnatuurreserwe - Hillmof Privaat Natuurreservaat - Philip Wulfsohn Private Nature Reserve - Sporting Chance Nature Reserve - Wentzel Private Nature Reserve ### Getting around 20 airfields; 1 railway station; 1 bridge. - Amsterdam - Batavia - Brights Bridge - Duikerspan - Dwaalboom - Honing Valey South - Honing Vley - Inmalkaar North - Kareeport - Krokodilstaart - Mackayskraal - Northam - Oost Indie - Ou Landingsterrein - Rooiberg Landingsterrein - Rooibokkraal - Thaba Tholo - Thabazimbi Landingsterrein - Thabazimbi Northeast - Union Plats - Viljee - Witklip Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Thabazimbi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Waterberg District, the warmest month is Jan (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 453 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (86 mm) and the driest Jul (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 82 Feb 24 62 Mar 23 57 Apr 20 31 May 17 7 Jun 14 5 Jul 14 1 Aug 17 2 Sep 20 10 Oct 23 35 Nov 24 75 Dec 24 86 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Thabazimbi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Thabazimbi Hospital · Thabazimbi 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.58296&mlon=27.38506#map=17/-24.58296/27.38506) Bank Standard Bank · Thabazimbi 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.58925&mlon=27.39942#map=17/-24.58925/27.39942) ATM Capitec Bank ATM · Thabazimbi 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.60219&mlon=27.38686#map=17/-24.60219/27.38686) Petrol pump MBT · Thabazimbi 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.60244&mlon=27.38640#map=17/-24.60244/27.38640) Hotel Leadwood Lodge · Thabazimbi 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.56035&mlon=26.72289#map=17/-24.56035/26.72289) Mall Explore Africa Outdoor Equipment · Thabazimbi 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.59069&mlon=27.39814#map=17/-24.59069/27.39814) School Laerskool van Wykskraal · Thabazimbi 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.42321&mlon=27.10262#map=17/-24.42321/27.10262) College Waterberg TVET College, Thabazimbi Campus · Thabazimbi 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-24.57174&mlon=27.38326#map=17/-24.57174/27.38326) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Thabazimbi Places mapped inside Thabazimbi in open map data, by type. - Hospitals13 - Banks17 - ATMs16 - Petrol pumps14 - Hotels43 - Shopping malls6 - Schools80 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies9 - Restaurants49 - Police stations6 - Dental clinics1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local municipalities in Waterberg District - Bela-Bela - Lephalale - Modimolle/Mookgophong - Mogalakwena ## Quick answers - Where is Thabazimbi?In Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa - What is the population of Thabazimbi?100,918 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Thabazimbi?About 31 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Thabazimbi?About 9.0 people per km² - What borders Thabazimbi?Bela-Bela, Lephalale, Local Municipality of Madibeng, Modimolle/Mookgophong, Moretele, Moses Kotane and Ramotshere Moiloa - What is there to see in Thabazimbi?Atherstone Collaborative Nature Reserve, Benita Nature Reserve, Bollonoto Bird Hide, Buffalo Creek Game Ranch - Rooiberg - What time zone is Thabazimbi in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Thabazimbi?Rand (ZAR) - What language is spoken in Thabazimbi?Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Thabazimbi?34 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thabazimbi?Settlements lie between 870 m and 1,523 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thabazimbi?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Thabazimbi?Aasvoëlkop (1,743 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Thabazimbi?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Thabazimbi?Thabazimbi Hospital, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thabazimbi?Standard Bank, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Thabazimbi?Capitec Bank ATM, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thabazimbi?MBT, about 40 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Thabazimbi?13 mapped - How many banks are in Thabazimbi?17 mapped - How many ATMs are in Thabazimbi?16 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Thabazimbi?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Thabazimbi?ZA9361 (OCHA common operational dataset)