Ladybrand

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Ladybrand
Ladybrand is located in Free State
Ladybrand
Location in the Free State
Ladybrand is located in South Africa
Ladybrand
Coordinates: 29°12′00″S 27°27′00″E / 29.2°S 27.45°E / -29.2; 27.45Coordinates: 29°12′00″S 27°27′00″E / 29.2°S 27.45°E / -29.2; 27.45
Country South Africa
Province Free State
District Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality Mantsopa
Area[1]
 • Total 43.05 km2 (16.62 sq mi)
Elevation 1,578 m (5,177 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 4,214
 • Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)[1]
 • Black African 38.4%
 • Coloured 13.8%
 • Indian/Asian 4.5%
 • White 43.4%
First languages (2001)[1]
 • Afrikaans 43.3%
 • Sotho 37.5%
 • English 14.5%
 • Other 4.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)

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.[2] 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.

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