Piggs Peak is a town in northwestern

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

. It was founded around

gold prospecting Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospe ...

in 1884, but its main industry is now

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

. The

Phophonyane Falls The Phophonyane Falls Nature Reserve is a scenic, 600 ha large nature reserve and tourist destination near Piggs Peak, Eswatini. A network of footpaths through the Gobolondlo forest reaches meandering watercourses which lead to the main attr ...

lie near the town.

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takes its name from the area. In 2001 the 115m high wall of the

Maguga Dam The Maguga Dam is a dam on the Komati River in Eswatini. It is high and is located about south of Piggs Peak. It was built as a joint project of the governments of South Africa and Eswatini. As of 2005, it was the largest public works project e ...

was completed in the

Komati River The Komati River, also known as the Inkomati River or Incomati River (in Mozambique, from Portuguese Rio Incomati), is a river in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Originating in north-western Eswatini, it is joined by the Crocodile R ...

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.

Sport

Malanti Chiefs F.C. Malanti Chiefs is a Eswatini soccer club based in Piggs Peak 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. Pigg ...

play in Piggs Peak.

References

Populated places in Hhohho Region {{Swaziland-geo-stub