Ramatlabama (or Ramatlhabama) is a village and railway station 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Mafikeng, in the North West province of South Africa.[2] It is located on the border with Botswana, and serves as a border post for road and rail traffic.[3] At the time of the 2011 census, Ramatlabama along with the adjoining settlement of Miga had a total population of 2,046.[1] 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. It 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.
ramatlabama, ramatlhabama, village, railway, station, kilometres, north, mafikeng, north, west, province, south, africa, located, border, with, botswana, serves, border, post, road, rail, traffic, time, 2011, census, along, with, adjoining, settlement, miga, t. Ramatlabama or Ramatlhabama is a village and railway station 25 kilometres 16 mi north of Mafikeng in the North West province of South Africa 2 It is located on the border with Botswana and serves as a border post for road and rail traffic 3 At the time of the 2011 census Ramatlabama along with the adjoining settlement of Miga had a total population of 2 046 1 The Botswana side of the border is also known as Ramatlabama RamatlabamaRamatlabamaShow map of North West South African province RamatlabamaShow map of South AfricaRamatlabamaShow map of AfricaCoordinates 25 38 58 S 25 34 30 E 25 64944 S 25 57500 E 25 64944 25 57500CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorth WestDistrictNgaka Modiri MolemaMunicipalityMafikengGovernment TypeWard 3Area 1 Total2 45 km2 0 95 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total2 046 Density840 km2 2 200 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African98 1 Coloured1 1 Indian Asian0 6 White0 2 First languages 2011 1 Tswana85 1 Xhosa4 8 Zulu3 3 English1 7 Other5 1 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 2745PO box2745Transport editRamatlabama 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 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 References edit a b c d e Main Place Ramatlabama Census 2011 Ramatlabama South African Geographical Names System Department of Arts and Culture Retrieved 26 July 2009 Ramatlabama Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee Retrieved 26 July 2009 nbsp This North West Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramatlabama amp oldid 1159188016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
