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Ladismith

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Country
  
South Africa

District
  
Eden

Established
  
1852

Area
  
25.8 km²

Province
  
Western Cape

Municipality
  
Kannaland

Elevation
  
540 m (1,770 ft)

Area code
  
028

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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.

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Map of Ladismith, South Africa

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 to the east, Vanwyksdorp and Riversdale to the south and Laingsburg to the north.

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Ladismith Wikipedia