Pongola

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pongola is a town on the north bank of the uPhongolo River, in a fertile valley on the N2, near the Lubombo Mountains, in the valleys of Zululand, easily accessible to the Swaziland border posts. It was part of the Transvaal panhandle between the Phongolo (Natal) and Swaziland until 1994, when it was transferred to KwaZulu-Natal.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E

Elvira Wood

Olympic fencer

Jacques du Plessis

South African rugby union footballer

Tsoro Deep

South African musician

Impi Visser

South African rugby union footballer

J

Johan Kriek

South African-US tennis player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

• Golela
  17.3 mi away
• Bambanandi
  22.4 mi away
• Louwsburg
  24.3 mi away
• Thalu Field Office
  26.9 mi away
• Jozini
  27.8 mi away
• Ingwavuma
  28.8 mi away
• Mkuze
  30.4 mi away
• Boshoek
  43.4 mi away
• Ndumo
  50 mi away
• Hlabisa
  55.4 mi away
• Ngolotshe
  57.2 mi away
• Vryheid
  57.5 mi away

Browse all places in KwaZulu-Natal →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Tree Agama

Acanthocercus atricollis

Seen 2026-05-27

Kenaf

Sabdariffa cannabina

Seen 2026-05-27

Blue-spot Pansy

Junonia oenone oenone

Seen 2026-05-27

Guinea-fowl Butterfly

Hamanumida daedalus

Seen 2026-05-27

Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias

Leptomyrina gorgias gorgias

Seen 2026-05-27

Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Seen 2026-05-23

Afrania brachyptera

Afrania brachyptera

Seen 2026-04-14

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Seen 2026-04-08

Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Seen 2026-02-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pongola, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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