Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
30°01′41″S 29°50′24″E / 30.028°S 29.840°E / -30.028; 29.840CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictHarry GwalaMunicipalityDr Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaArea • Total2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total899 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African83.5% • Coloured5.1% • Indian/Asian1.6% • White9.6% • Other0.2%First languages (2011) • 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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