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Leyte covers a total area of 6,313.33 square kilometres (2,437.59 sq mi) [7] occupying the northern and central sections of Leyte in the Eastern Visayas region. The province is situated west of Samar Island , north of Southern Leyte , south of Biliran , and east of the Camotes Sea .
Southern Leyte ranked fifth in terms of population among the six provinces in Eastern Visayas with 9.98 percent of the 3.6 million persons of the region. On the contrary, it was the fastest-growing province in the region. At the national level, the province contributed 0.47 percent to the total population of the Philippines with 76.5 million. [26]
Leyte. Leyte (/ ˈleɪti, ˈleɪteɪ / LAY-tee, LAY-tay) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been depleted, Leyte has provided countless number of ...
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 230,998 inhabitants, [3] making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,514 people. [3] Hilongos is the biggest municipality in terms of income, population and land area in the southwestern part of Leyte. A string of five equidistant municipalities, namely Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato and Matalom comprises the southwestern part of Leyte. Hilongos, being ...
Formerly, Baybay was the biggest town in Leyte in terms of population and second in terms of land area, after Abuyog. The Baybay language, a Visayan language distinct from both Waray and Cebuano, is spoken in the city itself. [8] Baybay houses a major port on the central west coast of Leyte, where ferries leave for and from Cebu and other islands.
Villaba is a coastal municipality in the province of Leyte. The municipality covers a land area of 150.31 square kilometers (58.04 square miles), accounting for 2.37% of Leyte's total area. According to the 2020 Census, [5] its population was 42,859, representing 2.41% of Leyte's total population and 0.94% of the entire Eastern Visayas region.
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,216 people. [3] Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine Sea, it is the largest town on the island of Leyte in terms of land area. It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the west by Mahaplag and Baybay and to the south by Silago, located in Southern Leyte.