Pongola
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 1,680 residents
- Description: town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pongola Airport.
Pongola Airport
Aerodrome
Pongola Airport is an airport serving Pongola, a town in the KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ncotshane.
Ncotshane
Village
Ncotshane is a township in the town of PongolaZululand District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ncotshane is situated 5 km northwest of Pongola.
Pongola
- Category: locality
- Location: UPhongolo Local Municipality, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.37759° or 27° 22′ 39″ southLongitude
31.61689° or 31° 37′ 1″ eastPopulation
1,680Elevation
305 metres (1,001 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA PONOpen location code
5G4HJJC8+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 262714935OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Pongola” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Pongola”
- Asturian: “Pongola”
- Chinese: “蓬戈拉”
- Czech: “Pongola”
- Dutch: “Pongola”
- Estonian: “Pongola”
- French: “Pongola”
- German: “Pongola”
- Italian: “Pongola (Sudafrica)”
- Italian: “Pongola”
- Japanese: “ポンゴーラ”
- Pedi: “Pongola”
- Polish: “Pongola”
- Romanian: “Pongola”
- Serbian: “Понгола (град у Јужноафричкој републици)”
- Serbian: “Понгола”
- Slovenian: “Pongola”
- Swedish: “Pongola”
- Zulu: “IPongola”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hlengela and Nsalitje II.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pongola Hospital and Junk Shopping Centre.
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