Northam, South Africa

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.

Northam
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Coordinates: 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Municipality	Thabazimbi
Government
• Councillor	judy mogale (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,381
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	83.5%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	12.6%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	42.2%
• Afrikaans	14.7%
• English	8.1%
• Northern Sotho	6.8%
• Other	28.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0360
PO box	0360
Area code	014

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.