The R531 is a Regional Route in South Africa. [1]
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The R531 is a Regional Route in South Africa. [1]
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Its north-western terminus is the R527 midway between it western origin and the town of Hoedspruit in Limpopo. From there it heads south-east meeting the R40 at a staggered intersection at the village of Klaserie It continues east and becomes the northern border between Limpopo and Mpumalanga. On the northern side of the road is Timbavati Game Reserve and on the southern side is Manyeleti Game Reserve. It ends at the Orpen Gate of the Kruger National Park. [1]
South Africa occupies the southern tip of Africa, its coastline stretching more than 2,850 kilometres from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic (western) coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then northeast to the border with Mozambique on the Indian (eastern) coast. The low-lying coastal zone is narrow for much of that distance, soon giving way to a mountainous escarpment that separates the coast from the high inland plateau. In some places, notably the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the east, a greater distance separates the coast from the escarpment. Although much of the country is classified as semi-arid, it has considerable variation in climate as well as topography. The total land area is 1,220,813 km2 (471,359 sq mi). It has the 23rd largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 1,535,538 km2 (592,875 sq mi).
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