Howick (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 29 ′ S , 30 ° 13 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | umgungundlovu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | uMngeni | ||
| height | 1015 m | ||
| Residents | 21,639 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1850 | ||
Howick is a town in the uMgungundlovu district in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is the administrative seat of the municipality of uMngeni . In 2011 Howick had 21,639 residents.
geography
Howick is 1015 meters above sea level and approximately 88 kilometers from the port city of Durban . The Howick Falls are located near the city. The Umgeni River falls here 95 meters deep over dolerite cliffs and then flows further into the Indian Ocean . The Zulu called the waterfall kwaNogqaza (German: 'The place of the great'). There are other waterfalls in the vicinity, all of which have already claimed human lives. Close to Howicks are the Cascade Falls (25 meters) and the Shelter Falls (37 meters). The Karkloof Falls are 10 miles to the east.
The average rainfall in Howick is 843 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in June with 5 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (141 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in Howick varies from 18.9 ° C in June to 25.8 ° C in January. The coldest month is June. Here the average minimum nighttime temperatures are 4.1 ° C. The city is on the N3 national road , which connects it with other regions of South Africa.
history
In the 1840s, travelers heading north from Pietermaritzburg crossed the Umgeni River just west of Howick on Alleman's Drift . In 1849, the Wesleyan missionary James Archbell bought three farms on the north bank of the Umgeni. Ownership deeds of the original area designated the area only The Village on the Umgeni Waterfall ( English for ' The Village on the Umgeni Waterfall '). In 1850 the ford in front of the waterfall was moved. There the crossing was more dangerous, but more practical. The ford was less than 200 meters from where the river tumbled down the cliffs. The place was treacherous and many travelers and covered wagons were washed over the falls. As traffic increased north, the government decided to build a village by the ford and purchased part of Archbell's farm . In November 1850, a notice appeared in the Natal Government Gazette listing 36 village lots at Umgeni Waterfall Drift . This was the beginning of the city.
When naming the government officials wanted to honor their Colonial Minister in London , Earl Gray , who had recently achieved the title of Lord Howick . The name was derived from his father's house Howick Hall in Northumberland in England . Almost simultaneously, two other cities were named Howick : Howick in New Zealand and Howick in Ontario in Canada .
During the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902, the British set up a concentration camp on the outskirts of the village. Today a memorial on the site commemorates the women and children who died while imprisoned in this camp.
In December 1996 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Freedom of Howick ('Peace of Howick'), where he ( alias David Motsamayi ) was arrested in 1962 in the role of chauffeur of Cecil Williams' car .
Mandela monument
Five kilometers northwest of Howick, Nelson Mandela Capture Site is the name of the place where Mandela was arrested on August 5, 1962 and later sentenced for “calling a strike”. This marked the beginning of the 27-year prison term for the future president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate . A sculpture by the artist Marco Cianfanelli has stood there since 2012, the 50th anniversary of the event . An associated museum is under construction.
Infrastructure
Howick has several schools including Howick High School .
Personalities
- Sbu Duma (1985–2012), polo player, born in Howick
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
- ↑ Howick, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ↑ Howick climate ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved April 10, 2010.
- ↑ Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon before Receiving the Freedom of Howick ( English ) Office of the President of South Africa. December 12, 1996. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ Short biography Nelson Mandela. at www.nelsonmandela.org ( memento of the original from March 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ detailed website of the monument and museum (English)
