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]
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/ |
History
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.[5]
Geography
Barangays
Leyte is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. [6] 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[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Leyte was 40,397 people,[3] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometre or 570 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Leyte
10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 47.80 2009 46.74 2012 53.59 2015 47.09 2018 36.93 2021 38.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
References
External links
- Official website
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System