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
Etymology	From 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
Country	Eswatini, South Africa
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	SW Eswatini
Mouth	Phongolo 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

External links

• Ngwavuma River, Swaziland - Satellite View centered on the mouth of the river in KwaZulu-Natal from satelliteviews.net

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