Leyte's 5th congressional district is one of the five

congressional districts of the Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines () refers to the electoral districts or constituencies in which the country is divided for the purpose of electing 253 of the 316 members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Rep ...

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 been ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1931. The district consists of the city of

Baybay Baybay (IPA: aɪ'baɪ, officially the City of Baybay (; ), is a component city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It has a population of 111,848 people. With an area of , it is the second largest city in the province after Ormoc. Former ...

and adjacent municipalities of

Abuyog Abuyog (IPA: �ɐ'bujog, officially the Municipality of Abuyog, (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,216 people. Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine S ...

, Bato,

Hilongos Hilongos (IPA: ɪ'lɔŋos, officially the Municipality of Hilongos (; ; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,514 people. Hilongos is the biggest ...

Hindang Hindang (IPA: ɪn'daŋ, officially the Municipality of Hindang (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,849 people. In the north, it borders the town of Inopacan a ...

Inopacan Inopacan (IPA: �no'pakɐn, officially the Municipality of Inopacan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,389 people. Etymology The name of the town is a namesa ...

, Javier, Mahaplag and

Matalom Matalom (IPA: ɐ'talom, officially the Municipality of Matalom (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,586 people. Etymology It was said that the Spaniards once ...

, since its second restoration in 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Carl Cari of the

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. Prior to its second dissolution in 1961 due to the creation of

Southern Leyte Southern Leyte (; Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; ; ), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the ...

, the district consisted of the central municipalities of

Alangalang Alangalang (IPA: �ɐlɐŋ'ʔalɐŋ, officially the Municipality of Alangalang (; ; ), is a First Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,185 people. It is a landlocked t ...

Barugo Barugo (IPA: ɐˈɾugo, officially the Municipality of Barugo (; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,497 people. Residents of the town of Barugo are traditionally ...

Burauen Burauen (IPA: u'ɾaʊen, officially the Municipality of Burauen (; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,511 people. Etymology The name “Burauen ...

, Capoocan,

Carigara Carigara (), officially the Municipality of Carigara (; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,656 people. Established in 1571, Carigara holds the di ...

Dagami Dagami (IPA: ɐ'gami, officially the Municipality of Dagami (; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,178 people. Waray-Waray is the language spoken by the residents ...

, Jaro, Julita,

La Paz La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...

, Pastrana, Tabontabon, and Tunga. All these municipalities were subsequently redistricted to the 2nd district.

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{{Philippine congressional districts in Region VIII Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Leyte (province) 1930 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Eastern Visayas Constituencies established in 1930