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.
Piggs Peak | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 25°58′S 31°15′E / 25.967°S 31.250°E | |
Country | Eswatini |
District | Hhohho |
Climate | Cwb |
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.
Piggs Peak is named after an early resident, William Pigg, who discovered a gold reef here on 26 March 1884.
Malanti Chiefs F.C. play in Piggs Peak.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Piggs Peak, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.