Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal

Creighton
Creighton is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Creighton
Creighton
Creighton is located in South Africa
Creighton
Creighton
Coordinates: 30°01′41″S 29°50′24″E / 30.028°S 29.840°E / -30.028; 29.840
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
MunicipalityDr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
899
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African83.5%
 • Coloured5.1%
 • Indian/Asian1.6%
 • White9.6%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu71.4%
 • English14.8%
 • Xhosa5.4%
 • Afrikaans4.6%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3263
Area code039

Creighton is a settlement in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 35 km northwest of Ixopo. Laid out in 1865, it has been administered by a Health Committee since 1947. It was named after Lady McCullum (née Creighton), wife of Sir Henry McCullum, Governor of Natal from 1901 to 1907.[2] The first murder to take place here on record was that of Richard Butcher in 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Creighton". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 125.


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