The Ngwavuma is a river in
Eswatini
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and
KwaZulu-Natal Province
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locat ...
in southern Africa. It is also known as the Inguavuma, Ingwavuma, Ingwovuma, and Nggwavuma, and is one of the five major rivers in Eswatini.
It arises in southwestern Eswatini and flows eastward. It is a tributary of the
Pongola River.
Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6
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The principal towns in Eswatini along the Ngwavuma are Nhlangano
Meeting place
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and Nsoko Nsoko is a town in southern Eswatini about from the border with South Africa. It lies about north-east of Lavumisa and south-east of Maloma
Maloma is a town
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.
Notes
External links
Ngwavuma River, Swaziland - Satellite View
centered on the mouth of the river in KwaZulu-Natal from satelliteviews.net
Rivers of KwaZulu-Natal
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