Leyte | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Leyte | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: "The Garden Town" | |
| Motto(s): Uswag Leyte, Leyte! | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.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 | Arnold James "Noli" M. Ysidoro |
| • Vice Mayor | Armando M. Ysidoro |
| • Representative | Vicente Sofronio E. Veloso III |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 28,632 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,397 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,452 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.42 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 150.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 493.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 163.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 149.1 million (2020) |
| 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 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,397 people.[3]
- ^ Municipality of Leyte | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.