| Illovo | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.126°N 28.053°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Sandton |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.27 |
| Population Total: | 4533 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 36.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 7.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 50.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 65.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 5.5% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 17.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2196[2] |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4150 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Illovo is a suburb of Sandton, South Africa. It borders Hyde Park, Sandhurst, Inanda and Melrose. Illovo is sought-after and home to many young professionals and creatives because of its close proximity to Sandton and Johannesburg business centres and many affordable apartment blocks. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Illovo's name is derived from the Illovo River in KwaZulu-Natal, which in turn takes its name from the Mlovo (or Mlovu) trees growing on its banks.[3] Possibly also the isiZulu word 'Indlovu', meaning elephant.
Wanderers Stadium is located in Illovo, which is home to the Highveld Lions, Johannesburg's cricket team.[4] Capacity at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium is around 34 000.Construction on the current stadium commenced in 1955 with the first 1st-class match played between Transvaal and Natal on 16, 17 and 19 November 1956.
The University of Pretoria's business school, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), is located in Illovo.[5] It has previously been ranked as the best business school in Africa. [6]