Northam, South Africa

Place in Limpopo, South Africa
24°57′00″S 27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266CountrySouth AfricaProvinceLimpopoDistrictWaterbergMunicipalityThabazimbiGovernment
 • Councillorjudy mogale (ANC)Area
[1]
 • Total3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,381 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African83.5% • Coloured2.1% • Indian/Asian1.1% • White12.6% • Other0.8%First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Tswana42.2% • Afrikaans14.7% • English8.1% • Northern Sotho6.8% • Other28.2%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
0360
PO box
0360
Area code014

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

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. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Northam". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Travel distances". saexplorer. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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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