Ramatlabama (or Ramatlhabama) is a village and railway station north of

Mafikeng Mahikeng ( Tswana for "Place of Rocks"), formerly known as Mafikeng and alternatively known as Mafeking (, ), is the capital city of the North West province of South Africa. Close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is northeast ...

, in the North West province of

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. It is located on the border with

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, and serves as a border post for road and rail traffic. At the time of the 2011 census, Ramatlabama along with the adjoining settlement of Miga had a total population of 2,046. The Botswana side of the border is also known as Ramatlabama.

Transport

Ramatlabama is the southern end of Botswana's A1 highway and the northern end of South Africa's N18. It is also the location where the

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railway line enters Botswana; north of Ramatlabama the railway is the main line of Botswana Railways, while to the south it is part of the network of Transnet Freight Rail.

References

Populated places in the Mafikeng Local Municipality Botswana–South Africa border crossings {{NorthWestZA-geo-stub