Ngwavuma River

"Ngwavuma" redirects here. For the town, see Ingwavuma.

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]