Hoekwil

Hoekwil is a town in in the province of . It is a mountain-top village connected to the coastal village of via the Hoekwil Pass, a well-designed, tarred road that serves both the village of Hoekwil and local forestry areas and farms.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in South Africa
  • Also known as: Hoekwill

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Touwsranten and Wilderness National Park.

Town
is a small town in the in . The village lies near the banks of the and gets its name from there, with meaning "Touws edge" in Dutch.

, also called the Wilderness Section, is located around the seaside town of Wilderness between the larger towns of and Knysna, in the .

is a coastal village situated in the province in . It is set between the Kaaimans River and the Goukama Nature Reserve in the heart of the , bordered by the Outeniqua Mountains and swept by the Indian Ocean.

Hoekwil

Latitude
-33.9651° or 33° 57′ 54″ south
Longitude
22.614° or 22° 36′ 50″ east
Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)
Open location code
4GR42JM7+XJ
Geo­Names ID
996117
Wiki­data ID
Q5876440
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Hoekwil” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Hoekwil
  • Asturian: Hoekwil
  • Dutch: Hoekwil
  • Italian: Hoekwil
  • Pedi: Hoekwil

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