Samar

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Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland. Calbayog City and Catbalogan City, two of the the three cities of Samar Island is located in the province of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the east is Eastern Samar. Samar is connected to Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the country. To the south of the province is the Leyte Gulf.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Samar

Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Capital: Catbalogan

Founded: 1543, separated from Leyte on 1768
became Western Samar province on June 19, 1965 upon creation of the provinces of Eastern Samar and Northern Samar.
Renamed Samar Province on 1969

Population:
2000 census—641,124 (38th largest)
Density—115 per km² (17th lowest)

Area: 5,591.0 km² (13th largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—2
Municipalities—24
Barangays—951
Congressional districts—2

Languages: Waray, Cebuano

Governor: Milagrosa T. Tan (2004-2007)

1 People and culture
2 Economy
3 Geography
- 3.1 Political
  - 3.1.1 City
  - 3.1.2 Municipalities
- 3.2 Physical
4 History
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] People and culture

The native language of the majority in Samar province is Waray-Waray (also known as Waray, L(in)eyte-Samarnon, or Samar-Leyte Visayan). However, in the island municipalities of Almagro and Santo Niño, Cebuano is the native tongue.

[edit] Economy

[edit] Geography

[edit] Political

Samar is subdivided into 24 municipalities and 2 cities.

[edit] City

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Physical

[edit] History

The explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, first came to the island in 1543 and named it Las Islas Felipinas.

[edit] External links

Look up Samar in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

[edit] See also

Bishopric of Calbayog

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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

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