Ladismith
Ladismith | |
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| Area code | 028 |
Ladismith is a town and agricultural centre in the western Little Karoo region of South Africa's Western Cape province.
Geography
It is situated adjacent to a series of fertile, irrigated valleys, at an elevation of 550 m above
Laingsburg
to the north.
History
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 de los Dolores de León Smith, the wife of Sir Harry Smith, one of two towns in South Africa named after her, the other being Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Ladismith and Nissenville from Census 2011.
- ISBN 1-86842-190-2.
External links
- Ladismith, official page
Media related to Ladismith at Wikimedia Commons
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