Creighton is a settlement in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Creighton | |
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  Creighton  Creighton | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′41″S 29°50′24″E / 30.028°S 29.840°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala |
| Municipality | Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 899 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.5% |
| • Coloured | 5.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
| • White | 9.6% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 71.4% |
| • English | 14.8% |
| • Xhosa | 5.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.6% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3263 |
| Area code | 039 |
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.