Illovo River
The iLovu River, alternatively rendered the Illovo River is a river in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. It rises in the upper Illovo area in the Richmond vicinity near the Drakensberg, and empties into the Indian Ocean near Winklespruit, on the South Coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: River
- Description: river in South Africa
- Also known as: “Lovu River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Illovo and Winklespruit.
Illovo
Suburb
Illovo Beach is a small coastal resort on the banks of the Lovu River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is now part of eThekwini. The river was named by the Zulus "iLovu" because of the mlovu trees growing on its banks.
Winklespruit
Suburb
Winklespruit is a small seaside resort on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and now forms part of the coastal town of Kingsburgh and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the Greater Durban metropolitan area.
Karridene
Suburb
Karridene is a small resort in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is now part of eThekwini. Seaside resort at the mouth of the Umzimbaza River, 37 km south-west of Durban, between Illovo Beach and Umkomaas.
Illovo River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-30.10647° or 30° 6′ 23″ southLongitude
30.84218° or 30° 50′ 32″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4GXGVRVR+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 147780860OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
981710Wikidata ID
Q4787999
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Satellite Map
Discover Illovo River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Illovo River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lovurivier”
- Cebuano: “Lovu”
- French: “Illovo”
- Irish: “Abhainn Illovo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Illovo”
- Welsh: “Afon Illovo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Astra Park and Lower Illovo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Illovo Beach and Post Office.
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