Ramatlabama, North West

Ramatlabama (or Ramatlhabama) is a village and railway station situated along the N18 National Route in the North West Province of South Africa, about 25 km north of Mahikeng.

Ramatlabama is located on the border with Botswana, and serves as a border post for road and rail traffic.

The village falls within the Mahikeng Local Municipality under the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality of the North West Province.

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.

Ramatlabama is the southern end of Botswana’s A1 highway and the northern end of South Africa’s N18 National Highway.

The village is also the location where the Cape Town–Bulawayo 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.