| Northam | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -24.95°N 27.266°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waterberg |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thabazimbi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | judy mogale |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.54 |
| Population Total: | 2381 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 83.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 12.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.8% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 42.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 14.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 8.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 6.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 28.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0360 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0360 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| 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.
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]
There are chrome and platinum mines in the area surrounding the town.[3]
Northam is also home to the South African music festival Oppikoppi.,[4] which attracts hundreds of artists and thousands of fans every year in August.