Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Borongan and is located at the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. Eastern Samar faces the Philippine Sea to the east, and Leyte Gulf to the south. Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Eastern Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VIII. It consists of six provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (Western Samar) and Southern Leyte. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Borongan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Samar is an island in the Visayas, which is in the central Philippines. ... Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... The Philippine Sea is a part of the western Pacific Ocean bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Marianas to the east and Palau to the south. ... Leyte Gulf is the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean. ...

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Eastern Samar

Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Capital: Borongan

Founded: —

Population:
2000 census—375,822 (20th smallest)
Density—87 per km² (13th lowest)

Area: 4,339.6 km² (28th largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—23
Barangays—597
Congressional districts—1

Languages: Waray-Waray

Governor: Clotilde J. Salazar (2004-2007)

Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Eastern Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VIII. It consists of six provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (Western Samar) and Southern Leyte. ... Borongan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ... Wáray-Wáray (commonly spelled as Waray-Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(in)eyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran in the Philippines. ...

People and Culture

Their common language is Waray- waray.ang corny nila

Economy

Geography

Political

Eastern Samar is subdivided into 24 municipalities. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...

Municipalities

Arteche is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Balangiga is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. ... Balangkayan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Borongan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Can-avid is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Dolores is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. ... Hernani is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. ...

Physical

History

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