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Eastern Samar

Also known as Province of Eastern Samar

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Eastern Visayas
Founded: June 11, 1965
Ratified: November 14, 1967
Capital and largest city: Borongan
Governor: Ralph Vincent M. Evardone ( PFP )
Vice governor: Maria Caridad S. Goteesan ( PFP )
Legislature: Eastern Samar Provincial Board
Total: 4,660.47 km (1,799.42 sq mi)
Rank: 24th out of 82
Highest elevation mount mactaon: 673 m (2,208 ft)
Density: 101.424/km (262.687/sq mi)
Component cities: 1 Borongan
Municipalities: 22 Arteche Balangiga Balangkayan Can-avid Dolores General MacArthur Giporlos Guiuan Hernani Jipapad Lawaan Llorente Maslog Maydolong Mercedes Oras Quinapondan Salcedo San Julian San Policarpo Sulat Taft
Districts: Legislative districts of Eastern Samar
Time zone: UTC+8 ( PHT )
Idd area code: +63 (0)55
Iso 3166 code: PH-EAS

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lalawigan ng Eastern Samar
Population: 472683
Area: 4660.47
Elevation: 16
Official website: www.easternsamar.gov.ph
Households: 115777
Dialing code: 55

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postal code: 6800–6822
Commons category: Eastern Samar
inception: 1965-06-19
electorate: 359570
poverty incidence: 29.40
total assets: 6473507202.39
total expenditure: 1295582467.67
fiscal/tax revenue: 2150634284.56
total liabilities: 1618537885.25

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Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Tagalog: Silangang Samar), 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.

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