Howick Falls
Howick Falls is a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The waterfall is approximately 95 m in height and lies on the Umgeni River. The Zulu people called the falls KwaNogqaza, which means "Place of the Tall One".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Howick High School.
Howick High School
School
Howick High School is a coeducational public school in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, established on 27 June 1967. Whilst it has a weekly boarding facility, known as Midmar House, which can accommodate up to 100 students who live in the local surrounding districts, Howick High School is not a full-time boarding school. Howick High School is situated 3 km west of Howick Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howick and Merrivale.
Howick
Photo: Stevan.Karalic, CC BY 3.0.
Howick is a town of 22,000 people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is the location of Howick Falls, which is a large waterfall that occurs when the Umgeni River falls 95 metres over dolerite cliffs on its way to the Indian Ocean.
Merrivale
Suburb
Merrivale is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Village 145 km north-west of Durban and 5 km south-east of Howick. Named after Herman Merrivale, Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1848. Merrivale is situated 3 km south of Howick Falls.
Lions River
Hamlet
Lions River is a town in uMngeni Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, situated between Lidgetton and Howick in the center of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Lions River is situated 8 km west of Howick Falls.
Howick Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Category: body of water
- Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.48672° or 29° 29′ 12″ southLongitude
30.23846° or 30° 14′ 19″ eastElevation
991 metres (3,251 feet)Open location code
5G2GG67Q+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 593240580OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
Discover Howick Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Howick Falls” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Howickwaterval”
- Catalan: “Cascades Howick”
- Cebuano: “Howick Falls”
- Dutch: “Howick Falls”
- French: “Howick Falls”
- German: “Howick Falls”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار هاویک”
- Mazanderani: “هاویک ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار هاویک”
- Persian: “ابشار هاویک”
- Polish: “Howick Falls”
- Russian: “Ховик”
- Russian: “Хоуик”
- Spanish: “Cataratas de Howick”
- Tajik: “Обшори Ҳовик”
- Tajik: “Ҳовик”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Ҳовик”
- Urdu: “ہوویک آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “ہوویک آبشار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as KwaMevana and Amber Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Howick Falls Pools and uMngeni Municipality Caravan Park.
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