Tongwane River

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| name = Tongwane River

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| pushpin_map = South Africa

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Tongwane River's mouth

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| subdivision_name1 = South Africa

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| subdivision_name2 = Limpopo Province

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| mouth = Olifants River

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| extra = [http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR17-2.pdf Olifants and Steelpoort River Basins]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

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The Tongwane River is a river in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It flows southward and is a tributary of the Olifants River, joining it southeast of Polokwane.

The Tongwane River was possibly named after Mohlatlole warriors who fought battles around Mafefe in Limpopo in the 1500s.