Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
, like most
South African __NOTOC__
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* Southern Africa
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cities, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below
National
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(N) roads and
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(R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.
In
South Africa
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,
Metropolitan
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or "M" routes are mostly used in
metropolitan municipalities and
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
is the only exception whereby it is not a metropolitan municipality yet still uses these road designations.
Table of M roads
See Also
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Numbered Routes in South Africa
In South Africa some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation. There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of national, provincial and regional routes, and within various urban areas there are schemes of metropolit ...
References
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Roads in South Africa
Transport in KwaZulu-Natal