Leyte 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 the 2020 censu
Photograph from the ISS with east on top; Samar is in the centre, with Leyte in the right foreground.
Ptychandra ohtanii lizae is a butterfly only found on Leyte.
Battle of Leyte: General Douglas MacArthur and staff land at Dulag Beach, Leyte, 20 October 1944.
San Juanico Bridge connecting Samar to Leyte
Leyte, officially the Province of 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 Taclob
Leyte
…There are some manganese deposits, and sandstone and limestone are quarried in the northwest. Politically, the island is divided into two provinces: (Northern) Leyte and Southern Leyte. Territorially, Southern Leyte includes the island of Panaon to its south. To the north of Leyte is the island province of Biliran…
Immaculate Conceptio Church, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines