Leslie | |
Native Name: | Lebohang |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.366°N 28.917°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gert Sibande |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Govan Mbeki |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Leandra |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.19 |
Population Total: | 190 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 71.1% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 4.2% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 23.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.6% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info1: | 41.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 31.6% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 10.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Southern Ndebele |
Demographics2 Info4: | 6.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 9.6% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2265 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2265 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 017 |
Leslie is a town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of Leandra. The village is 63 km west of Bethal and 56 km east-south-east of Springs. 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.[2]