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 | |
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  Ramatlabama  Ramatlabama  Ramatlabama | |
| Coordinates: 25°38′58″S 25°34′30″E / 25.64944°S 25.57500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Municipality | Mafikeng |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 3 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,046 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 85.1% |
| • Xhosa | 4.8% |
| • Zulu | 3.3% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Other | 5.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2745 |
| PO box | 2745 |
Transport
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.
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