Illovo, Gauteng
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Illovo is a hipster suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It borders Hyde Park, Sandhurst, and Craighall Park. It is located in Region 3[dated info].
Illovo is also home to many young professionals and creatives because of its close proximity to Sandton and Johannesburg business centres and many affordable apartment blocks. Wanderers Stadium is located in Illovo, which is home to the Highveld Lions, Johannesburg's cricket team.
The University of Pretoria's business school, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), is located in Illovo.[1]
The name is related to the word Lovu, meaning river.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.illovoboulevard.com/intheboulevard.php?id=101 The Illovo Boulevard. Retrieved September 29, 2009
- ^ Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 76
Coordinates: 30°07′S 30°51′E / 30.117°S 30.85°E
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