Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal explained

Creighton
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-30.028°N 29.84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Harry Gwala
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.36
Population Total:899
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:83.5%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:5.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:1.6%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:9.6%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:71.4%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:14.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info3:5.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info4:4.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:3263
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:039

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Creighton . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 125.