Leslie, Mpumalanga

Leslie Lebohang
Leslie Leslie Leslie  Leslie shown within Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 26°21′58″S 28°55′01″E / 26.366°S 28.917°ECoordinates: 26°21′58″S 28°55′01″E / 26.366°S 28.917°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Gert Sibande
Municipality	Govan Mbeki
Main Place	Leandra, Mpumalanga
Area[1]
• Total	2.19 km^2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	190
• Density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	71.1%
• Indian/Asian	4.2%
• White	23.2%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	41.9%
• Afrikaans	31.6%
• English	10.3%
• Southern Ndebele	6.6%
• Other	9.6%
Postal code (street)	2265
PO box	2265
Area code	017

Leslie is a town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.It is part of Leandra Leslie got so many sections or extensions like there The village is 63 km west of Bethal, Mpumalanga and 56 km east-south-east of Springs, Guteng. Administered by a village council, it was laid out on the farm Brakkefontein and proclaimed in December 1939, an extension being proclaimed in December 1957. The village is thought to be named after Leslie in Fife, Scotland. Marsh-gas from subterranean sources occurs; one has been burning continuously since 1936.^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Leslie". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 277.