Marikana, also known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

In 1933, the Buffelspoort Dam was built, allowing the local farmers to irrigate their crops.

Since the introduction of mining activities, the informal and formal population had a growth explosion.

The Marikana massacre of 16 August 2012 and the subsequent killing of 34 workers by police made headlines in the international media.

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