| Ramatlabama | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.6494°N 25.575°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North West |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ngaka Modiri Molema |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mafikeng |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Government Type: | Ward 3 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.45 |
| Population Total: | 2046 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 85.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.8% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | English |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 5.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2745 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2745 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Ramatlabama (or Ramatlhabama) is a village and railway station 25km (16miles) 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. 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.