| Ladybrand | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.1933°N 27.455°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Free State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thabo Mofutsanyane |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mantsopa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1868[1] |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.0 |
| Elevation M: | 1578 |
| Population Total: | 4218 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 37.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 13.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 4.7% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 37.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 3.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 40.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 31.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 20.4% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 0.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9745 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 9745 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 051 |
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.[3] Founded in 1867 following the Basotho Wars, it was named after Lady (Catharina) Brand, the wife of the president of the Orange Free State, Johannes Brand.[4] [5]
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.