NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Catbalogan, Samar

City of Catbalogan

Location

Map of Samar showing the location of Catbalogan City

Government

Region

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Province

Samar (capital)

District

2nd district of Samar

Barangays

Income class:

6th class city; Component City

Mayor

Hon. Coefredo Tekwa Uy

Cityhood

March 15, 2007

Physical characteristics

Area

274.22 km²

Population

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84,180
306.9/km²

Coordinates

11°47' N 124°53' E

Catbalogan City is a 1st class city in the province of Samar, Philippines. It is the capital city of Samar. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 84,180 people in 16,100 households. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The capital town of Catbalogan is located in the Western Seacost of the Province of Samar. It is bounded on the north by the Municipalities of Tarangnan and San Jorge, on the east by the Municipality of Jiabong, and on the west by Maqueda Bay. The Philippine-Japan Highway traverses the town from Barangay San Vicente in the north through the poblacion to Barangay Lagundi in the south. It is about 800 kilometers south of Manila.

The total land area of Catbalogan is 274.22 sq. km. Its town proper covers an area of 130 hectares.

There are fifty-seven (57) barangays in the entire municipality. Twenty-one (21) of which are situated in the poblacion, likewise, twenty-one (21) also in the coastal area and fifteen (15) barangays in the interior/upland area.

The topography of Catbalogan is rough and its mountains are relatively high. Approximately 2% of the land area are plain and mostly found along the seacost while 43% are rolling hills and 55% is mountainous.

The coastline of Catbalogan is irregular with bays bordering the poblacion and other barangays. It has a total of ten (10) miles in length.

Barangays

Catbalogan City is politically subdivided into 57 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

2000 Population

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Cities and Municipalities of Samar

Almagro • Basey • Calbayog City • Calbiga • Catbalogan City • Daram • Gandara • Hinabangan • Jiabong • Marabut • Matuguinao • Motiong • Pagsanghan • Paranas • Pinabacdao • San Jorge • San Jose De Buan • San Sebastian • Santa Margarita • Santa Rita • Santo Niño • Tagapul-an • Talalora • Tarangnan • Villareal • Zumarraga Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals Â· Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals Â· Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... Almagro is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Basey is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Calbayog City is a 1st class city in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Calbiga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Daram is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Gandara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Hinabangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Jiabong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Marabut is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Matuguinao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Motiong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Pagsanghan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Paranas is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Pinabacdao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... San Jorge is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... San Jose De Buan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... San Sebastian is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Santa Margarita is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Santa Rita is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Santo NiÃ±o is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Tagapul-an is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Talalora is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Tarangnan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Villareal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ... Zumarraga is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. ...

Coordinates: 11°47′N 124°53′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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