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.

Illovo River
Lovu
Lovu River is located in South Africa
Lovu River
Location of the Illovu River mouth
Location
CountrySouth Africa
RegionKwaZulu-Natal
Physical characteristics
SourceNear Richmond
 • locationDrakensberg
 • elevation883
MouthIndian Ocean
 • location
Winklespruit.
 • coordinates
30°06′S 30°51′E / 30.100°S 30.850°E / -30.100; 30.850
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Lengthshorter than 100 km

The name "Lovu" (adapted to also become "Illovo") is a Zulu name which is said to mean ‘welcome’, derived from the name of a type of tree (Cordia caffra), and to mean ‘the wild, ill-tempered one’.[1]

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