Leyte Island

Leyte is an island in the island group in the . It is divided into two provinces, Leyte Province and Southern Leyte. Each province includes some nearby smaller islands.
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is a city in and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of .

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, officially the City of , is an independent component city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 238,545 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the after the provincial capital of .

, officially the City of , is a component city in the province of , Philippines. In the 2024 census, it has a population of 114,708 people.

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is a city and the capital of . It is located at the southern tip of Leyte island.

, officially the Municipality of , is an island municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,480 people, making it the least populated town in the province.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a 1st income class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,815 people.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a Philippine municipality in the province of . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,291 people, making it the most populous municipality in the province.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a First Income Class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 66,774 people.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a First Income Class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 54,635 people.

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is a town of 29,000 people in the northern part of the island of , , along the shore of Carigara Bay. is known for Busay Falls, a three-tiered cataract which is an attraction for picnickers who flock to during the summer months.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 61,854 people.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,486 people.

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is a municipality of 55,000 people in the northern part of province on the shores of Bay. It is surrounded by wide rice fields fanning out towards the mountains in the distance.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a first-class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,629 people.

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Canigao is an islet in the municipality of Matalom, . The area is known for abundant fishing grounds and scenic coral reef areas suitable for diving.

Leyte Island

Latitude of center
11.0814° or 11° 4′ 53″ north
Longitude of center
124.8267° or 124° 49′ 36″ east
Population
2,630,000
Elevation
239 metres (784 feet)
Geo­Names ID
1706800
Wiki­data ID
Q211377
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Wu Chinese—“Leyte Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Leyte”
  • Afrikaans: “Leyte”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة لايتي”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ليتة”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ليتي”
  • Arabic: “ليتي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Leyte”
  • Basque: “Leyte”
  • Belarusian: “Лейтэ”
  • Breton: “Leyte”
  • Bulgarian: “Лейте”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Leyte”
  • Catalan: “Leyte”
  • Cebuano: “Leyte”
  • Cebuano: “Pulo sa Leyte”
  • Central Bikol: “Leyte”
  • Chinese: “莱特”
  • Chinese: “莱特岛”
  • Chinese: “萊特”
  • Chinese: “萊特島”
  • Chinese: “雷伊泰”
  • Chinese: “雷伊泰島”
  • Chuvash: “Лейте”
  • Croatian: “Leyte”
  • Czech: “Leyte”
  • Danish: “Leyte”
  • Dutch: “Leyte”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليتى”
  • Esperanto: “Lejteo”
  • Esperanto: “Leyte”
  • Estonian: “Leyte”
  • Finnish: “Leyte”
  • French: “Île de Leyte”
  • French: “Leyte”
  • Galician: “Illa Leyte”
  • Galician: “Leyte”
  • Georgian: “ლეიტე”
  • German: “Leyte-Insel”
  • German: “Leyte”
  • Greek: “Λέιτε”
  • Hebrew: “לייטה”
  • Hindi: “लेयते”
  • Hungarian: “Leyte”
  • Icelandic: “Leyte”
  • Iloko: “Leyte”
  • Indonesian: “pulau Leite”
  • Indonesian: “pulau Leiti”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Leyte”
  • Italian: “Leyte”
  • Japanese: “レイテ”
  • Japanese: “レイテ島”
  • Korean: “레이떼 섬”
  • Korean: “레이테섬”
  • Latin: “Leyte”
  • Latvian: “Leite”
  • Lithuanian: “Leitė”
  • Macedonian: “Лејте”
  • Malagasy: “Leyte (nosy)”
  • Malagasy: “Leyte”
  • Malay: “Leyte”
  • Malay: “Pulau Leyte”
  • Mingrelian: “ლეიტე”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leyte (øy)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leyte”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leyte”
  • Norwegian: “Leyte”
  • Persian: “لیته”
  • Polish: “Leyte”
  • Portuguese: “ilha de Leitê”
  • Portuguese: “ilha de Lete”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Leyte”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Leyte”
  • Portuguese: “Leitê (ilha)”
  • Portuguese: “Lete (ilha)”
  • Portuguese: “Leyte”
  • Romanian: “Leyte”
  • Russian: “Лейте”
  • Scots: “Leyte”
  • Serbian: “Lejte”
  • Serbian: “Лејте”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Leyte”
  • Slovenian: “Leyte”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Leyte”
  • Spanish: “Leyte”
  • Swedish: “Leyte”
  • Tagalog: “Isla Leyte”
  • Tagalog: “Isla ng Leyte”
  • Tagalog: “Leyte”
  • Tagalog: “Pulo ng Leyte”
  • Tatar: “Лейте”
  • Thai: “เกาะเลย์เต”
  • Thai: “เลย์เต”
  • Turkish: “Leyte Adası”
  • Turkish: “Leyte”
  • Ukrainian: “Лейте”
  • Uzbek: “Leyte”
  • Venetian: “ìzola de Leite”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Leyte”
  • Vietnamese: “Leyte”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Isla han Leyte)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Isla han Leyte”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Leyte”
  • Welsh: “Leyte”
  • Western Mari: “Лейте”
  • Wu Chinese: “莱特岛”
  • “Leyte”

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