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Ladysmith
City population
143,446
#45
in South Africa
#8
in KwaZulu-Natal
#3,951
worldwide
-28.559, 29.779 · 350 km from Pretoria
About Ladysmith
Ladysmith is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with a population of 143,446. It is the 45th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in South Africa, and the 3,951st largest worldwide. It lies 350 km from Pretoria.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 38
Elevation
1,010 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Coordinates
-28.559, 29.779
Record updated
2024-12-02
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in South AfricaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.