Eastern Samar
Silangang Samar (Filipino) | |
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 Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 11°40′N 125°25′E / 11.67°N 125.42°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Founded | June 19, 1965 |
| Capital and largest city | Borongan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ben P. Evardone (PFP) |
| • Vice Governor | Maria Caridad S. Goteesan (PDP–Laban) |
| • Legislature | Eastern Samar Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,660.47 km2 (1,799.42 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 477,168 |
| • Rank | 60th out of 81 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 69th out of 81 |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 1 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 597 |
| • Districts | Legislative districts of Eastern Samar |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 6800–6822 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-EAS |
| Spoken languages | |
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| Website | www |
Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Tagalog: Silangang Samar[3]), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is the province of Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. To the east lies the Philippine Sea, part of the vast Pacific Ocean, while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - Rehiyon VIII" (in Filipino). Commission on the Filipino Language. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.