Piggs Peak
Piggs Peak is located in Eswatini
Piggs Peak
Piggs Peak
Location of Piggs Peak in Eswatini.
Coordinates: 25°58′S 31°15′E / 25.967°S 31.250°E / -25.967; 31.250
Country Eswatini
DistrictHhohho
ClimateCwb

Piggs Peak is a town in northwestern Eswatini. It was founded around gold prospecting in 1884, but its main industry is now forestry. The Phophonyane Falls lie near the town. Piggs Peak Casino takes its name from the area.

In 2001 the 115m high wall of the Maguga Dam was completed in the Komati River 12 km south of town at 25°56′51.41″S 30°4′52.74″E / 25.9476139°S 30.0813167°E / -25.9476139; 30.0813167.

Piggs Peak is named after an early resident, William Pigg, who discovered a gold reef here on 26 March 1884.[1][2]

Sport

Malanti Chiefs F.C. play in Piggs Peak.

References

  1. ^ Ndlovu, Hlengiwe (28 January 2009). "SD sitting on economically viable gold deposits". The Swazi Observer. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ^ Grotpeter, John T. (1975). Historical Dictionary of Swaziland. Scarecrow Press.


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