Leyte, Leyte
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Leyte | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Leyte | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: "The Garden Town" | |
| Motto(s): Uswag Leyte, Leyte! | |
 Map of Leyte with Leyte highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Leyte | |
.svg)  Leyte Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°22′N 124°29′E / 11.37°N 124.48°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jed C. Granados (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Arnold James M. Ysidoro (Nacionalista) |
| • Representative | Anna Victoria V. Tuazon |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 29,534 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 181.26 km2 (69.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,622 |
| • Density | 224.11/km2 (580.44/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,452 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.42 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 214.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 727 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 177.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 263.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6533 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | http://leyteleyte.gov.ph/ |
Leyte (IPA: ['lɛɪte]), officially the Municipality of Leyte (Waray: Bungto han Leyte; Tagalog: Bayan ng Leyte), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,622 people.[5]
There are several versions as to how the place got its name. One of these relates that according to tradition, toward the west of the present town of Carigara, was a village ruled by Datu Ete. When the Augustinian Fathers heard of the region, they went to the place in order to Christianize the natives. They sailed by boat towards a small bay that swelled into a big river. Disembarking at a small village near the bank of the river, the friars asked the natives for direction. The natives, not knowing the language, answered, "Hira Ete" - which means, "the place belonged to Ete." The friars thought the natives meant that the name of the place was called Hiraete, hence their communications with their superiors referred to the place as Hiraite.[6]
Geography
Barangays
Leyte is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Bachao
- Baco
- Bagaba-o
- Basud
- Belen
- Burabod
- Calaguise
- Consuegra
- Culasi
- Danus
- Elizabeth
- Kawayan
- Libas
- Maanda
- Macupa
- Mataloto
- Palarao
- Palid I (Ilawod)
- Palid II (Iraya)
- Parasan
- Poblacion
- Salog
- Sambulawan
- Tag-abaca
- Tapol
- Tigbawan
- Tinocdugan
- Toctoc
- Ugbon
- Wague
Climate
| Climate data for Leyte, Leyte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) |
56 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
71 (2.8) |
114 (4.5) |
174 (6.9) |
172 (6.8) |
163 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
161 (6.3) |
158 (6.2) |
125 (4.9) |
1,509 (59.5) |
| Average rainy days | 15.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 264.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Leyte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 20204 census, the population of Leyte was 40,622 people,[13] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile.
