Northam, South Africa

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Northam
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Northam
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Northam
Coordinates: 24°57′00″S27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Waterberg
Municipality Thabazimbi
Government
  Councillorjudy mogale (ANC)
Area
[1]
  Total
3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
2,381
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 83.5%
   Coloured 2.1%
   Indian/Asian 1.1%
   White 12.6%
  Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Tswana 42.2%
   Afrikaans 14.7%
   English 8.1%
   Northern Sotho 6.8%
  Other28.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0360
PO box
0360
Area code 014

Northam is a town in the Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is approximately 54 km [2] south of Thabazimbi on the R510 road.

Contents

History

The town was proclaimed in 1946 by E.H.J. Fulls on the farm Leeukoppie, which belonged to H. Herd, and was originally one of a number of farms allocated to British veterans of the Anglo-Boer war. [3]

Economy

There are chrome and platinum mines in the area surrounding the town. [3]

Culture and contemporary life

Northam is also home to the South African music festival Oppikoppi., [4] :315 which attracted hundreds of artists and thousands of fans every year in August.

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