Northam, Limpopo

Northam is a town in the Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa, 54 km [2] south of Thabazimbi.

Northam
Northam
Northam
Coordinates: 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictWaterberg
MunicipalityThabazimbi
Government
 • CouncillorTwo days Molefe (ANC)
Area
 • Total3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,381
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African83.5%
 • Coloured2.1%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White12.6%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana42.2%
 • Afrikaans14.7%
 • English8.1%
 • Northern Sotho6.8%
 • Other28.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0360
PO box
0360
Area code014

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 attracts hundreds of artists and thousands of fans every year in August.

References
  1. "Sub Place Northam". Census 2011.
  2. "Travel distances". saexplorer. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. "Northham". SA-Venues. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.


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