Leyte's 4th congressional district is one of the five

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in the province of

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has be ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the city of

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and adjacent municipalities of

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, Matag-ob, Merida and

Palompon Palompon (IPA: ɐlom'pɔn, officially the Municipality of Palompon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Palompon; war, Bungto han Palompon; tl, Bayan ng Palompon), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by

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of the

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Representation history

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References

{{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Leyte (province) 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Eastern Visayas Constituencies established in 1907