Leyte

Also known as Leyte Island

Insel auf den Philippinen

AI overview

Leyte is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas region, making it the eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the country. With a population of approximately 2.6 million people as of 2020, it is a significant population center in the Philippine archipelago.

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Leyte is referenced by 2,268 other articles, and connects out to Tacloban, Waray people and Philippines.

The entry is geolocated on the map in isle_region, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Commons link is locally defined, Islands of Leyte (province) and Islands of Southern Leyte.

Its subject is documented across 63 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Islands.name: Leyte Island
Islands.image: Leyte Island Red.png
Islands.image_caption: Location of Leyte within the Philippines
Islands.image_map: File:Map of Leyte - NARA - 55302608.jpg
Islands.image_map_caption: 1933 map of Leyte
Islands.location: Southeast Asia
Islands.archipelago: Visayas
Islands.area_km2: 7367.6
Islands.highest_mount: Alto Peak
Islands.elevation_m: 1,332
Islands.country: Philippines
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Region
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Eastern Visayas
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Provinces
Islands.country_largest_city: Tacloban City
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 259,353
Islands.population: 2,626,970
Islands.population_as_of: 2020

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Visayas
Country: Philippines
Located in: Eastern Visayas
Population: 2388518
Area: 7368
Elevation: 324
Body of water: Bohol Sea
Highest point: Cabalian Volcano
Image: Aerial view of San Juanico Bridge.jpg
Width: 65
Length: 180

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Commons category: Leyte (island)
topic's main category: Category:Leyte
different from: Leyte

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Article · Deutsch

Leyte ([ˈla͡ɪtə], spanisch [ˈlɛɪ̯te]) ist eine Insel der Philippinen und gehört geographisch zu der zentral gelegenen Visaya-Gruppe. Leyte wurde weltweit durch die See- und Luftschlacht im Golf von Leyte im Zweiten Weltkrieg bekannt, die nach Meinung der meisten Historiker die größte Seeschlacht der bekannten Geschichte war.

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