Leyte (province)

Leyte
Province
Province of Leyte
Flag Seal
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°00′N 124°51′E / 11°N 124.85°E / 11; 124.85Coordinates: 11°00′N 124°51′E / 11°N 124.85°E / 11; 124.85
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Founded	1735
Capital	Tacloban
Government
• Governor	Leopoldo Dominico Petilla (LP)
• Vice Governor	Carlo Loreto (LP)
• Congressional Representative	Congressman Yedda Romualdez Henry Ong Vicente Veloso Lucy Marie Gomez Boying Cari
Area
• Total	6,313.33 km2 (2,437.59 sq mi)
Area rank	13th out of 81
	(excludes Tacloban City)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	1,724,679
• Rank	14th out of 81
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Density rank	34th out of 81
	(excludes Tacloban City)
Divisions
• Independent cities	2 Ormoc Tacloban
• Component cities	1 Baybay
• Municipalities	40 Abuyog Alangalang Albuera Babatngon Barugo Bato Burauen Calubian Capoocan Carigara Dagami Dulag Hilongos Hindang Inopacan Isabel Jaro Javier Julita Kananga La Paz Leyte MacArthur Mahaplag Matag-ob Matalom Mayorga Merida Palo Palompon Pastrana San Isidro San Miguel Santa Fe Tabango Tabontabon Tanauan Tolosa Tunga Villaba
• Barangays	1,393 including independent cities: 1,641
• Districts	1st to 5th districts of Leyte (shared with Ormoc and Tacloban cities)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	6500–6542
ISO 3166 code	PH-LEY
Spoken languages	Waray-Waray Cebuano Baybayanon Filipino English
Website	www.leyte.org.ph

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Leyte (also Northern Leyte; Waray: Norte san/Amihanan nga Leyte; Cebuano: Amihanang Leyte; Filipino: Hilagang Leyte) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region, occupying the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island. Its capital is the city of Tacloban. Leyte is situated west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west of Leyte across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu.

The historical name of the Philippines, "Las Islas Felipenas", named by Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in honor of Prince Philip of Spain, used to refer to the islands of Leyte and Samar, until it was adopted to refer to the entire archipelago.

Leyte is also known as the site of the largest naval battle in modern history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which took place during the Second World War.

On 8 November 2013, the province was largely destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), killing a reported 10,000 people, having previously suffered similar destruction and loss of life in 1991 during Tropical Storm Thelma.

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