Catbalogan

Also known as Catbalogan City, City of Catbalogan, Catbalogan, Samar, Catbalogan City, Samar

Catbalogan, officially the City of Catbalogan (; ), is a component city and capital city of the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 107,896 people.

Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline: Catbalogan capitol area top view Lantawan (Catbalogan, Samar; 04-28-2023).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Catbalogan capitol area
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Catbalogan,_Samar.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Catbalogan City Seal.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.other_name: Katbalaugan
Settlement.nicknames: The City of Captivating Contrast, The Heart of Samar Island
Settlement.motto: Catbalogan Higugmaon Ta!
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Wikidata facts

Official name: City of Catbalogan
Population: 107896
Area: 274.22
Elevation: 93
Official website: www.catbalogan.gov.ph
Image: Catbalogan Samar.jpg
Households: 23107
Dialing code: 55

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Commons category: Catbalogan
postal code: 6700
poverty incidence: 20.47
fiscal/tax revenue: 1359094874.00
electorate: 70642
total assets: 2018012054.00
total expenditure: 1032718868.00
total liabilities: 443948960.80

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Contents

History
Cityhood
Infrastructure
Provincial Offices
Geography
Barangays
Climate
Transportation
Demographics
Economy
Clinic and Medical Facilities
Education
Preparatory, Primary and Intermediate School
Junior & Senior High School
Regional Junior & Senior High School
Colleges and universities
Media
AM Radio Stations
FM Radio Stations
Cable and Satellite Providers
Notable Catbaloganon
References
External links

Catbalogan, officially the City of Catbalogan (; ), is a component city and capital city of the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 107,896 people.

It is Samar's main commercial, trading, educational, financial and political center. The city is the gateway to the region's three Samar provinces.