Leongatha Victoria
Leongatha, looking east (1906)
Population:	4818 (2006 Census)
Postcode:	3953
Elevation:	88 m (289 ft)
Location:	135 km (84 mi) SE of Melbourne 59 km (37 mi) SW of Morwell 39 km (24 mi) NW of Wonthaggi
LGA:	South Gippsland Shire
State District:	Gippsland South
Federal Division:	McMillan
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 972.2 mm 38.3 in

Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway. The town is the commercial, educational and civic centre of the region. At the 2006 census, Leongatha had a population of 4818. “VIC” redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Morwell () is a large country town in central Gippsland, a region in the east of Victoria. ... Wonthaggi is located 132kms south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... South Gippsland Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Gippsland South is a Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Strzelecki Ranges, also known as Strzelecki Hills is a low mountain range situated in the Gippsland region of south-eastern Australia between the Latrobe Valley to the north and Bass Strait to the south. ... South Gippsland Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The South Gippsland Highway is a highway in Victoria, Australia and connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria. ... The Australian census is run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...

The Murray-Goulburn Dairy Co-operative, which trades under the Devondale label, has a processing plant just north of the town producing milk-based products for Australian and overseas markets. It is also the largest milk factory in the southern hemisphere.

First settlement of the area by Europeans occurred in 1845, and the opening of the railway line from Melbourne in 1892 stimulated further settlement. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Tourism

• The Daffodil Festival is held annually in September.
• The South Gippsland Railway runs historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Nyora and Leongatha, passing through Korumburra.
• The railway line from Leongatha to Foster has been converted into the Great Southern Rail Trail, for the shared use of horseriding, walking and cycling.

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Coordinates: 38°29′S, 145°57′E Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...