Craigieburn is a township west of Umkomaas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was created by the apartheid government in the apartheid era to segregate the Indian population.
Craigieburn | |
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Coordinates: 30.192°S 30.763°E / -30.192; 30.763 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,574 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 28.1% |
• Coloured | 2.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 68.6% |
• White | 0.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.5% |
• Zulu | 19.4% |
• Xhosa | 3.7% |
• Ndebele | 1.0% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4170 |
PO box | 4170 |
Area code | 039 |
Originally a farm owned by a Mr. John Mackenzie, Craigieburn was site of the first sugar cane plantation south of Isipingo.[2]
Craigieburn is located on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast and is approximately situated 53 km south-west of Durban. Administratively and Organisationally, it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. It is bordered by the uMkomazi River to the north, Umkomaas to the east, Roseneath to the west.[3]
Schools in Craigieburn include:
The R197 regional route cuts through Craigieburn and connects to Magabeni in the north and Umzinto in the south. The N2 highway is located east of the town and connects to Durban in the north and Scottburgh and Port Shepstone in the south.