Ladysmith (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 33 ′ S , 29 ° 47 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | Uthukela | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | Alfred Duma | ||
| height | 1010 m | ||
| Residents | 64,855 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1847 | ||
 Museum of the Siege in the center of Ladysmith
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Ladysmith is a city in South Africa in the Alfred Duma parish , Uthukela District , KwaZulu-Natal Province . In 2011 it had 64,855 inhabitants. The city was founded by Boers in 1847 . A few months later it was placed under British administration.
Ladysmith is named after Juana Smith , the Spanish-born wife of the then British Governor of the Cape Colony , Sir Harry Smith .
During the Boer War , the city was besieged by Boers for 118 days in 1900, until it was liberated by British troops under the command of General Redvers Buller . The British garrison was commanded by George Stuart White .
The city's main industries are food, textile and tire manufacturing. The Ingula pumped storage plant is being built near the city .
Attractions
The two historic cannons "Castor" and "Pollux", which are reminiscent of the time of the Boer Wars, stand by the town hall, which was built in 1893. Furthermore, in 1993 the local Hindu community erected a monument in Ladysmith to the Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi , who had spent several years in South Africa.
sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph Shabalala (1941–2020), founder of the Ladysmith Black Mambazo singing group
- Elmer Symons (1977–2007), motorcycle racer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013