{{for|the town in KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ladismith | image_skyline = {{multiple image | total_width = 280 | border = infobox | perrow = 1/2/2 | caption_align = center | image1 = Ladismith, South Africa.jpg | image2 = NG Kerk Ladismith.JPG | image3 = Ladismith town hall.JPG | image4 = 0000-Hoeko-C J Langenhoven farm-Ladismith-s.jpg | image5 = Albert Manor, Ladismith.jpg}} | image_caption = Clockwise from top: View of Ladismith, Ladismith Town Hall, Albert Manor, Hoeko where [[Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven|C J Langenhoven]] was born, Dutch Reformed Church. | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|33|29|S|21|16|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Garden Route District Municipality|Garden Route]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Kannaland Local Municipality|Kannaland]] | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name=census2011>Sum of the Main Places [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/174001 Ladismith] and [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/174002 Nissenville] from Census 2011.</ref> | area_total_km2 = 25.8 | elevation_m = 540 | population_footnotes = <ref name=census2011 /> | population_total = 7127 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=census2011 /> | demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] | demographics1_info1 = 6.4% | demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] | demographics1_info2 = 81.3% | demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]] | demographics1_info3 = 0.3% | demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]] | demographics1_info4 = 11.5% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.5% <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name=census2011 /> | demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]] | demographics2_info1 = 95.7% | demographics2_title2 = [[English language|English]] | demographics2_info2 = 1.9% | demographics2_title3 = Other | demographics2_info3 = 2.4% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = | demographics2_info5 = <!-- blank fields (section 2) --> <!-- Other information --> | timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street) | postal_code = 6655 | postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]] | postal2_code = 6655 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]] | area_code = 028 }} '''Ladismith''' is a town and agricultural centre in the western [[Karoo|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 [[sea level]], at the southern base of the [[Swartberg]]. It is currently included in the southern [[Kannaland Local Municipality]]. The nearest towns are [[Calitzdorp, Western Cape|Calitzdorp]] to the east, [[Vanwyksdorp]] and [[Riversdale, Western Cape|Riversdale]] to the south and [[Laingsburg, Western Cape|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 [[Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith|Lady Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith]], the wife of [[Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet|Sir Harry Smith]], one of two towns in [[South Africa]] named after her, the other being [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]] in [[KwaZulu-Natal]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Raper|first = P.E.|title = South African Place Names|publisher = Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town|year = 2004|page = 199|isbn = 1-86842-190-2}}</ref>
==Point of interest== In 1999 the Ladismith Cheese Company (PTY) ltd was established and is well known for variety of cheeses and produces powdered milk. It has competent workers such as Marvin Marvelous Abelse which is the most famous person in the town [Main operator], one of many and Maintenance. The main focus of this group is to produce powdered milk and clean milk Silos.
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==External links== * [http://www.ladismith.org.za/ Ladismith, official page] * {{commons category-inline|Ladismith}}
{{Garden Route District Municipality}}
[[Category:Populated places in the Kannaland Local Municipality]] [[Category:1862 establishments in the British Empire]]