Leyte (province)

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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 and largest city is Tacloban, the regional center of Eastern Visayas, which is administered independently from the province alongside Ormoc. Both cities are grouped with the province primarily through their respective legislative representation and statistical purposes. The province borders Southern Leyte to the south, Biliran to the north, and Samar Island to the east across the San Juanico Strait. To the west across the Camotes Sea is the province of Cebu. The historical name of the Philippines, "Las Islas Felipenas", named by Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in honor of Prince Philip of Spain, used to refer to the islands of Leyte and Samar only, until it was adopted to refer to the entire archipelago. The island of Leyte was known as Tandaya in the 16th century. Leyte is also known as the site of the...

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