Ladybrand

Ladybrand
Ladybrand  Ladybrand shown within Free State
Coordinates: 29°11′36″S 27°27′18″E / 29.19333°S 27.45500°ECoordinates: 29°11′36″S 27°27′18″E / 29.19333°S 27.45500°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Mantsopa
Established	1868[1]
Area[2]
• Total	46.0 km^2 (17.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	25,816
• Density	560/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	88.4%
• Coloured	3.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	6.8%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Sotho	81.2%
• Afrikaans	8.5%
• English	5.9%
• Sign language	1.3%
• Other	3.1%
Postal code (street)	9745
PO box	9745
Area code	051

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 (Catharine) Brand, the mother of the speaker of the Cape Province legislative assembly, Sir Christoffel Brand.

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

• Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs - State President of South Africa from 1975 to 1978.
• Kobie Coetsee - South African lawyer, National Party politician and administrator as well as a negotiator during the country's transition to democracy.
• lehlohonolo majoro-orlando pirates striker 1986-present

References

1. "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
2. Sum of the Main Places Manyatseng and Ladybrand from Census 2011.
3. Mantsopa Local Municipality Retrieved 2010-09-11.

External links

• Ladybrand travel guide from Wikivoyage