Piggs Peak Explained

Official Name:Piggs Peak
Pushpin Map:Eswatini
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Hhohho
Coordinates:-25.9667°N 46°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwb

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 .

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.

Notes and References

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