The neighboring villages are Anna Catherina and Uitvlugt.

Leonora encompasses an area of about 13 square kilometres (5 sq mi), once part of the Parish of St. Luke.

It stretches from Edinburgh in the east to Stewartville in the west, and from the Atlantic Ocean in the north, to the south as far as the West Demerara Water Conservancy.

[2][4] The plantation was named after the two children of the owner: Leo and Nora.

[5] Leonora is home to the Synthetic Track and Field Facility, a multi-sport stadium seating 3,000 people.