Northam, South Africa
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Northam shown within Limpopo
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| Coordinates: 24°57′00″S 27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°ECoordinates: 24°57′00″S 27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Waterberg |
| Municipality | Thabazimbi |
| Established | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Two days Molefe (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,381 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.5% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 12.6% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 42.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.7% |
| • English | 8.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 6.8% |
| • Other | 28.2% |
| 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, 54 km south of Thabazimbi.
The town was proclaimed in 1946 by EHJ 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. There are chrome and platinum mines in the area surrounding the town.
Northam is also home to the South African music festival Oppikoppi, which attracts hundreds of artists and thousands of fans every year in August.
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