Back Sandrivier (Limpopo) Afrikaans نهر ساند (إفريقيا) Arabic نهر ساند ARZ Sandrivier (suba sa Habagatang Aprika, Limpopo, lat -22,30, long 30,12) CEB Sand (Limpopo) German Sand (Limpopo) French Rio Sand (Limpopo) Portuguese Mto Sand Swahili
| Sand River Sandrivier | |
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&sq=&lang=en&file=File:South_Africa_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the Sand River mouth | |
| Etymology | Polokwane meaning "place of safety" in the Northern Sotho language.[1] |
| Native name | Polokwane (Northern Sotho) |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| State | Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces |
| City | Polokwane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Yserberg |
| • elevation | 2,039 m (6,690 ft) |
| Mouth | Limpopo River |
• location | near Musina |
• coordinates | 22°18′50″S 30°7′41″E / 22.31389°S 30.12806°E |
• elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Basin size | 15,630 km2 (6,030 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mulaudzi (Blood), Hout, Moleletsane, Brak |
| • right | Diep, Koperspruit, Dwars |
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The Sand River or Polokwane River[3] (Afrikaans: Sandrivier) is a watercourse in Limpopo Province, South Africa, a right hand tributary of the Limpopo River. Its new name "Polokwane River" is homonymous with the name of the town of Polokwane, formerly Pietersburg, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) upriver from its mouth. The Sand River flows by the western edge of this town.
- ^ Meanings of place names in South Africa
- ^ "State of Rivers Report - The Olifants River System". Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Olifants River now called Lepelle