Ngwavuma River

The Ngwavuma[2] is a river in Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal Province in southern Africa. It is also known as the Inguavuma, Ingwavuma, Ingwovuma, and Nggwavuma, and is one of the five major rivers in Eswatini.[3] It arises in southwestern Eswatini and flows eastward. It is a tributary of the Pongola River.[4]

Ngwavuma River
Inguavuma, Ingwavuma or Nggwavuma
View from Border Cave over Ingwavuma River
Location of the Ngwavuma River mouth
EtymologyFrom the Zulu name for Elaeodendron transvaalense, a tree whose bark is a fever remedy; possibly also 'the growling one' referring to the sound the river makes when passing through a ravine.[1]
Location
CountryEswatini, South Africa
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSW Eswatini
MouthPhongolo River
  location
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
  coordinates
26°57′42″S 32°17′39″E
  elevation
34 m (112 ft)

The principal towns in Eswatini along the Ngwavuma are Nhlangano and Nsoko.[3]

Notes

  1. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
  2. Ngwavuma (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. Ünver, Olcay, ed. (2009). "Swaziland". The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Facing the Challenges. London: Earthscan for World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-84407-840-0.
  4. Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6
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