L E Y T E Facts and Figures
Location
South West of Eastern Visayas
North - Carigara Bay
East - San Juanico Straight
West - Camotes Sea
Land Area
5712.8 sq. km.
Number of Cities
2
Number of Municipalities 41
Number of Barangays 1,641
Total Population, 1995 1,511,251
( 1995 Mid-Decade Census
of Population)
Labor Force Participation Rate
65.2% p/
(in thousands), January 1999
Employment Rate, January 1999 93.1% p/
Average Annual Family Income, 1994:
Ps 51,042
Language/Dialect Generally
Spoken
Waray, Cebuano, Tagalog, English
Major Agricultural Crops
coconut, palay, abaca, sugarcane
cassava, banana, sweet potato,corn
Major Fishery Products roundscad, sardines, tuna, bangus
Major Forest Product rattan
Geothermal Energy Reserve 1,000 megawatts
Mineral/Ore Reserves
copper, iron, bentonite, nickel
,
limestone, peat, magnetite sand,
dolomite,
Major Export
Products
copper cathodes, phosphatic fertilizers,
raw and refined sugar/molasses,
crude coconut oil/copra cake
abaca fiber/sinamay cloth, prawns,
bentonite/natural-foundry grades/drilling mud
Major Industries/Establishments Philippine
Associated Smelting
and Refinery (PASAR), Inc.
Philippine Phosphate(PHILPHOS), Inc.
New Leyte Edible Oil Manufacturing Corporation
Hilongos Development Corporation
FILMAG Holdings, Inc.
Major Tourist Destinations/Attractions
Lake
Danao National Park (Ormoc City)
Sto.
Niņo Shrine and Heritage Museum (Tacloban City)
MacArthur Memorial National Park (Palo, Leyte)
Hill
120 ( Dulag, Leyte)
Mahagnao Volcano National Park (Burauen, Leyte)
San
Juanico Bridge (Tacloban City)