Howard Springs, Northern Territory

Howard Springs, Northern Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Howard Springs
city = Darwin
state = nt



caption =
lga = Shire of Litchfield
postcode = 0835
est = 1864

pop = 3,423 (2006) |pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS
id = SSC73056
name = Howard Springs (State Suburb)
accessdate = 2008-03-01
quick = on
]

area = 78.58
propval = $522,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&searchterm=Howard%20Springs 2006 Howard Springs Property Value] ]

stategov = Nelson
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw = Holtze
near-n = Holtze
near-ne =
near-w = Farrar
near-e =
near-sw = Virginia
near-s = Coolalinga
near-se = Girraween
dist1 = 29.7
location1= Darwin
dist2 = 9.8
location2= Palmerston

Howard Springs is an outer rural area of Darwin. It is 29km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Litchfield. The suburb is mostly a rural area, but has been experiencing strong growth in population and development. Settlement of the suburb began in 1864. In 1939, Howard Springs was the first major water supply area to service Darwin. Manton Dam was constructed and supplyed water to Darwin.

References

External links

http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#letter_h


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