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About Pongola

Pongola lies on the N2 in northern KZN, the main route linking Durban to Eswatini and Mpumalanga. Ncotshane is basically next door, while Mkuze, Nongoma and Ubombo make easy day trips. Longer hauls from places like Cato Ridge, Malelane and Bizana show it's a stopover for travellers, not just a local dorpie. Surrounded by sugarcane fields and the Lebombo range, it's also home to Pongola Bush Nature Reserve, proclaimed way back in 1894, the oldest in the country.

Where is Pongola on the map?

Pongola is in South Africa, at -27.376, 31.612 - about 6 km south-east of Ncotshane.

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Weather in Pongola

Today
Drizzle20° / 15°C
  • Precip: 0.8 mm
  • Wind: 18 km/h
Tomorrow
Drizzle21° / 13°C
  • Precip: 0.3 mm
  • Wind: 13 km/h

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The closest airport to Pongola is Mkuze Airport, 66 km (about 50 min by car).

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