Illovo Beach, KwaZulu-Natal
Encyclopedia
Illovo Beach is a small coastal resort on the banks of the Illovo River
in KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
. It is now part of eThekwini
. The river was named by the Zulus "iLovo" because of the mlovo trees growing on its banks.
Illovo River
The Illovo River is in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the upper Illovo area in the Richmond vicinity near the Drakensberg, and empties into the Indian Ocean near Winklespruit....
in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is now part of eThekwini
Ethekwini
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu...
. The river was named by the Zulus "iLovo" because of the mlovo trees growing on its banks.