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Monday, June 18, 2012

Former South African Exclave


EASTERN CAPE, a province of SOUTH AFRICA located south and southwest of LESOTHO, formerly had one exclave completely surrounded by land belonging to KWAZULU-NATAL. Eastern Cape's exclave (which is Kwazulu-Natal's enclave) was eliminated by a change in the two provinces' boundaries. As seen on maps from the middle 2000s and before, that enclave/exclave existed east of southern Lesotho and included the following towns: Umzimkulu, Sneezewood, Bisi, Bontrand, and Riverside. Interesting to note, most roads in this area currently are unpaved, possibly signifying a lack of infrastructure development and low population. Regional Route R56 and other routes are paved. After the boundary fix, the aforementioned towns are now in Kwazulu-Natal province. You can still see the former boundary in Bing Maps (east-southeast of Lesotho), but only in the initial worldwide view.

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