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Eastern Samar
Silangang Samar (Filipino)
Province
Province of Eastern Samar
(from top: left to right) Port section of the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal, Baybay Boulevard in Borongan, Balangiga Church, Church of San Julian, Homonhon and Borongan Cathedral.
Flag of Eastern Samar
Official seal of Eastern Samar
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
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Coordinates: 11°40′N 125°25′E / 11.67°N 125.42°E / 11.67; 125.42
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
FoundedJune 19, 1965
Capital
and largest city
Borongan
Government
 • GovernorBen P. Evardone (PDP–Laban)
 • Vice GovernorMaria Caridad S. Goteesan (PDP–Laban)
 • LegislatureEastern Samar Provincial Board
Area
[1]
 • Total4,660.47 km2 (1,799.42 sq mi)
 • Rank24th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Mactaon)
673 m (2,208 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total477,168
 • Rank60th out of 81
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
  • Rank69th out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • 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
 • Barangays597
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Eastern Samar
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
6800–6822
IDD: area code +63 (0)55
ISO 3166 codePH-EAS
Spoken languages
  • Waray
  • Cebuano
  • Tagalog
  • English
Highway routes
Websitewww.easternsamar.gov.ph Edit this at Wikidata

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. 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.

  1. ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "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.

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