Northam, Limpopo

Northam
Northam
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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
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%
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, 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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sub Place Northam". Census 2011.
^ "Travel distances". saexplorer. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Northham". SA-Venues. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ 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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[census2011-1] "Sub Place Northam". Census 2011.

[2] "Travel distances". saexplorer. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[savv-3] "Northham". SA-Venues. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

[On01-4] 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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v t Municipalities and communities of Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo
District seat: Nylstroom (Modimolle)
Thabazimbi	Amandelbult Middeldrift Northam Rooiberg Swartklip Thabazimbi
Lephalale	Abbotspoort Lephalale (Ellisras) Onverwacht Villa Nora
Modimolle–Mookgophong	Alma Nylstroom (Modimolle) Mookgophong (Naboomspruit) Roedtan Vaalwater
Bela-Bela	Bela-Bela (Warmbaths) Pienaarsrivier
Mogalakwena	Eseldrift Lyden Ga-Tshipana Mahwelereng Matsitsileng Mokopane (Potgietersrus) Mosesetjane Sterkwater Tshamahansi Jakkalskuil Kabeane

Northam
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Coordinates: 24°57′00″S 27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266Coordinates: 24°57′00″S 27°15′58″E / 24.950°S 27.266°E / -24.950; 27.266
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
District	Waterberg
Municipality	Thabazimbi
Government
• Councillor	Two days Molefe (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