Ladybrand

Ladybrand
Ladybrand is located in Free State (South African province)
Ladybrand
Ladybrand
Ladybrand is located in South Africa
Ladybrand
Ladybrand
Coordinates: 29°11′36″S 27°27′18″E / 29.19333°S 27.45500°E / -29.19333; 27.45500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictThabo Mofutsanyane
MunicipalityMantsopa
Established1868[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
4,218
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African37.2%
 • Coloured13.1%
 • Indian/Asian4.7%
 • White37.3%
 • Other3.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans40.9%
 • Sotho31.1%
 • English20.4%
 • Tswana0.8%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9745
PO box
9745
Area code051

Ladybrand is a small agricultural town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated 18 km from Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. Ladybrand is one of five towns that forms the Mantsopa Local Municipality.[3] Founded in 1867 following the Basotho Wars, it was named after Lady (Catharina) Brand, the wife of the president of the Orange Free State, Johannes Brand.[4][5]

The settlement of Ladybrand was created by Voortrekkers to give them control over the territories conquered and captured after the above-mentioned Basotho war. In 1900, during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Ladybrand came under the control of the British.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d Main Place Ladybrand from Census 2011.
  3. ^ Mantsopa Local Municipality Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ladybrand" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 62.
  5. ^ "About Ladybrand". propertyladybrand.co.za. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Likoebe knew just how to rattle the net". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 13 June 2021.


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