Leongatha
- Local Government Area
- South Gippsland
- Postcode
- 3953
- Population
- 5,869
- Area
- 41.38 km²
- Coordinates
- -38.4744, 145.9449
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Leongatha
Leongatha ( leen-GATH-ə) is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-east of Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Leongatha had a population of 5,869. Canadian dairy company Saputo which trades in Australia under the Devondale label, among others, has a dairy processing plant on the north side of the town producing milk-based products for Australian and overseas markets.
Description from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby localities
- Ruby 5 km
- Leongatha North 6 km
- Nerrena 6 km
- Kardella South 6 km
- Koorooman 7 km
- Fairbank 8 km