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Leyte Island. Type: island with 2,630,000 residents. Description: island in the Philippines. Location: Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap.
Leyte (/ ˈ l eɪ t i, ˈ l eɪ t eɪ / 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 migrants to Mindanao.Most inhabitants are farmers.
About Leyte Island. Region: Eastern Visayas. Province: Leyte, Southern Leyte. Archipelago: Visayas. Area: 2,845 sq mi (7,368 sq km). Population: ~ 2,650,000. Cities and Towns: Tacloban, Ormoc, Baybay, Palo, Tolosa, Barugo, Maasin, Hinunangan, Silago. Last Updated: November 10, 2023.
Political map of Leyte. 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.
A quick guide to Leyte Island. Find out how to get there, what to do, eat, and drink, where to stay, and must-see spots.
Welcome to the Leyte google satellite map! This place is situated in Leyte, Region 8, Philippines, its geographical coordinates are 11° 22' 13" North, 124° 29' 20" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Leyte. See Leyte photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Leyte in Philippines.
Map of Leyte, Philippines showing the administrative divisions, Province boundary with their capital city Tacloban.
Leyte, island, one of the Visayan group in the central Philippines, lying east of Cebu and Bohol across the Camotes Sea. It lies southwest of the island of Samar, with which it is linked by a 7,093-foot (2,162-metre) bridge (completed in 1973) across the narrow San Juanico Strait.
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The invasion of Leyte began on 17 October 1944 when the 6th Ranger Battalion assaulted and destroyed the Japanese garrisons and a radio station on the small islands of Suluan, Dinaget, and...