Leyte, Leyte
Leyte | |
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| Municipality of Leyte | |
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| Nickname: "The Garden Town" | |
| Motto(s): Uswag Leyte, Leyte! | |
Map of Leyte with Leyte highlighted | |
Interactive map of Leyte | |
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) | |
• 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.