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Samar

Also known as Province of Samar, Western Samar, Province of Western Samar

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Eastern Visayas
Founded via samar division: June 11, 1965
Ratified: November 14, 1967
Renamed: June 21, 1969
Capital: Catbalogan
Largest city: Calbayog
Type: Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Governor: Sharee Ann T. Tan ( NP )
Vice governor: Arnold V. Tan ( PFP )
Legislature: Samar Provincial Board
Total: 6,048.03 km (2,335.16 sq mi)
Rank: 10th out of 82
Highest elevation mount huraw: 890 m (2,920 ft)
Density: 133.296/km (345.235/sq mi)
Component cities: 2 Catbalogan Calbayog
Municipalities: 24 Almagro Basey Calbiga 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
Districts: Legislative districts of Samar

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Encyclopedic overview

Samar, officially the Province of Samar (Waray: Probinsya han Samar; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar), or also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan while Calbayog is the most populous city in the province. It is bordered by Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte and Leyte Gulf, and includes several islands in the Samar Sea. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge.

In 1768, Leyte and modern Samar were created out of the historical province of Samar. In 1965, Northern and Eastern Samar were created.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.