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Tonga

Mpumalangatown

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Total population

17,333

Air quality index

63Moderate
Coordinates-25.69°, 31.79°

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

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City facts

Overview

Tonga is a town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-25.6896
Longitude
31.7867
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
63
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
21.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
23
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,124
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    326
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    320
  • Common Waxbill
    Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    299
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    296
  • Fan-tailed Widowbird
    Euplectes axillaris (A.Smith, 1838) · Aves
    289
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    284
  • African Pipit
    Anthus cinnamomeus Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    282
  • White-browed Robin-Chat
    Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves
    281

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Mpumalanga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,822

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
198
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Popeye Dung Beetle
Popeye Dung Beetle
Pachylomera femoralis
Seen 2026-05-18
Dancing Amber
Dancing Amber
Telchinia serena
Seen 2026-05-18
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii
Seen 2026-04-30
Red-lipped Snake
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Seen 2026-04-05
Boas Rhinoceros Beetle
Boas Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes boas
Seen 2026-03-27
Common Dwarf Gecko
Common Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis
Seen 2026-03-16
Painted Reed Frog
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Seen 2026-03-10
governors-plum
governors-plum
Flacourtia indica
Seen 2026-03-10
prostrate globe-amaranth
prostrate globe-amaranth
Gomphrena celosioides
Seen 2026-03-10

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

Events

Gallery

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

ISS056-E-22237 - View of Earth1.1 miISS056-E-22236 - View of Earth1.1 miISS030-E-148694 - View of Earth5.4 miISS030-E-149674 - View of Earth5.4 miISS035-E-28531 - View of Mozambique5.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API