Leyte, Leyte

Leyte
Municipality of Leyte
Nickname: 
"The Garden Town"
Motto(s): 
Uswag Leyte, Leyte!
OpenStreetMap
Leyte
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°22′N 124°29′E / 11.37°N 124.48°E / 11.37; 124.48
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 3rd district
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorArnold James "Noli" M. Ysidoro
  Vice MayorArmando M. Ysidoro
  RepresentativeVicente Sofronio E. Veloso III
  Councilors
List
  Electorate29,534 voters (2025)
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)
  Total
40,397
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
  Households
9,452
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
38.42
% (2021)
  Revenue214.3 million (2022)
  Assets727 million (2022)
  Expenditure177.2 million (2022)
  Liabilities263.5 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityLeyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6533
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitehttp://leyteleyte.gov.ph/

Leyte (IPA: ['lɛɪte]), officially the Municipality of Leyte (Waray: Bungto han Leyte; Tagalog: Bayan ng Leyte), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,397 people.