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Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 2006 38.42 2009 36.31 2012 39.24 2015 32.80 2018 28.22 2021 20.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing, industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and mountainous areas. Sugarcane ...
Leyte Island is the birthplace of the Tinikling dance, popular throughout the Philippines. [citation needed] On Friday, 8 November 2013, Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) destroyed 70-80% of the structures in its path on Leyte province. An estimated 10,000 people died and up to 620,000 people were displaced across the region.
Pages in category "Municipalities of Leyte (province)" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Cities in Leyte (province)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baybay; O.
Poverty incidence of Southern Leyte 10 20 30 40 50 2006 33.72 2009 43.07 2012 43.28 2015 40.94 2018 23.70 2021 16.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Farming Coconut Most of the people in Southern Leyte go into coconut planting, a widely distributed industry, especially in mountainous and even plain regions. The GIZ of the German Development Cooperation has embarked on a value chain ...
The province, together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts. Southern Leyte and Biliran last formed part of the province's representation in 1961 and 1995, respectively.
With an area of 45,934 hectares (460 km 2; 180 sq mi), it is the second largest city in the province after Ormoc. 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]
Leyte (IPA: ), 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.