Howick

Howick is a town of 22,000 people in , . 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.
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  • Type: Town with 32,500 residents
  • Description: town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Howick, KwaZulu-Natal” and “Howick, South Africa”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Howick Falls and Howick High School.

Waterfall
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, .

School
is a coeducational …

Building
Photo: Derek J Moore, CC BY 4.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merrivale.

Suburb
is a town… is situated 4 km southeast of Howick.

Howick

Latitude
-29.4836° or 29° 29′ 1″ south
Longitude
30.2242° or 30° 13′ 27″ east
Population
32,500
Elevation
1,048 metres (3,438 feet)
UN/LOCODE
ZA HOW
Open location code
5G2GG68F+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262720635
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
995202
Wiki­data ID
Q1503458
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Howick” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Howick”
  • Arabic: “هويك”
  • Asturian: “Howick”
  • Cebuano: “Howick (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Howick”
  • Chinese: “豪伊克”
  • Danish: “Howick”
  • Dutch: “Howick”
  • Esperanto: “Howick”
  • French: “Howick”
  • German: “Howick”
  • Indonesian: “Howick, Afrika Selatan”
  • Italian: “Howick”
  • Pedi: “Howick”
  • Polish: “Howick”
  • Romanian: “Howick, Africa de Sud”
  • Russian: “Ховик”
  • Russian: “Хоуик”
  • Spanish: “Howick (Sudáfrica)”
  • Spanish: “Howick”
  • Swedish: “Howick”
  • Urdu: “ہاویک، کوازولو ناتال”
  • Zulu: “IHowick”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: KwaMevana and Greendale Park.

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