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Ramatlabama

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Coordinates-25.64°, 25.55°

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City facts

Overview

Ramatlabama is a village and railway station 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Mafikeng, in the North West province of South Africa. It is located on the border with Botswana, 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.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-25.6362
Longitude
25.5509
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,707
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    51
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    44
  • Scaly Weaver
    Sporopipes squamifrons (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    43
  • Common Ostrich
    Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    41
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    39
  • Northern black bustard
    Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831) · Aves
    39
  • Kalahari Scrub Robin
    Erythropygia paena A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    38
  • Black-chested Prinia
    Prinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    37

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Botswana

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,146

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
127
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Desert Cisticola
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Seen 2026-07-19
Southern Gabar Goshawk
Southern Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar gabar
Seen 2026-07-19
Plain-backed Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Seen 2026-07-19
Red-capped Lark
Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Seen 2026-07-19
Spike-heeled Lark
Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Seen 2026-07-19
Hadada Ibis
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
Seen 2026-02-03
Abdim's Stork
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
Seen 2026-02-03
Camel Thorn
Camel Thorn
Vachellia erioloba
Seen 2025-04-05
Candle-pod Thorn
Candle-pod Thorn
Vachellia hebeclada hebeclada
Seen 2025-04-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image