Ladismith

Ladismith
Ladismith
Ladismith  Ladismith shown within Western Cape
Coordinates: 33°29′S 21°16′E / 33.483°S 21.267°ECoordinates: 33°29′S 21°16′E / 33.483°S 21.267°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Eden
Municipality	Kannaland
Established	1852
Area[1]
• Total	25.8 km^2 (10.0 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,127
• Density	280/km^2 (720/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	6.4%
• Coloured	81.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	11.5%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	95.7%
• English	1.9%
• Other	2.4%
Postal code (street)	6655
PO box	6655
Area code	028

Ladismith is a town and agricultural centre in the western Klein Karoo region of South Africa's Western Cape province. In 1852 the farm Elandsvlei was set aside for the town, and it became a municipality in 1862. It was named after Lady Juana María Smith.^[2]

It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an altitude of 550 m above sealevel, at the southern base of the Swartberg. It is currently included in the southern Kannaland Local Municipality. The nearest towns are Calitzdorp to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale to the south and Laingsburg to the north.

Notes

1. Sum of the Main Places Ladismith and Nissenville from Census 2011.
2. Raper, P.E. (2004). South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town. p. 199. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.

External links

• Ladismith, official page
• Media related to Ladismith at Wikimedia Commons