Marikana, formerly known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg local municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality district in the North West province of South Africa.
The name Rooikoppies means 'red hills' in Afrikaans.
Neighbouring localities include Marikana train station, Wonderkop, Ramala, Rietfontein, Rustenburg; Swaershoek; Mooinooi; Brits; Monakato; Hartbeespoort; Kosmos.