Leyte (disambiguation)

Leyte is an island in the Visayas group in the Philippines.

Leyte may also refer to:

Places in the Philippines

  • Leyte (province), also known as Northern Leyte, a province of the Philippines that occupies the northern three-quarters of the island of Leyte
  • Southern Leyte, a province in the Philippines that occupies the southern part of the island of Leyte
  • Leyte Gulf, the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte

Military

  • Battle of Leyte, the 1944 reconquest of the island by American troops and Filipino guerrillas
  • RPS Leyte, a 1944 corvette of the Philippine Navy
  • USS Leyte, several US Navy ships

Other

  • Carmen Leyte (born 1953), Spanish politician
  • Leyte F.A., East Visayas Regional Football Association, Philippines

See also

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