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Samar

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

province des 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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of the Philippines
Official name: Lalawigan ng Samar
Country: Philippines
Located in: Eastern Visayas
Contains: Santa Margarita
Capital: Catbalogan
Population: 806179
Area: 6048.03
Shares border with: Masbate
Official website: samar.lgu-ph.com
Image: Marabut, Philippines, Limestone islands in San Pedro Bay.jpg
Households: 181794
Dialing code: 55

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native label: Lalawigan ng Samar
inception: 1965-06-19
topic's main category: Category:Samar (province)
postal code: 6700–6725
electorate: 625543
Commons category: Samar (province)
Köppen climate classification: tropical rainforest climate
language used: Abaknon
poverty incidence: 27.00
total assets: 7922872143.71
fiscal/tax revenue: 2763460845.90
total liabilities: 1454440144.19
total expenditure: 1642657349.73

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Article · Français

Samar (anciennement Samar occidental) est une province des Philippines couvrant la partie occidentale de l'île de Samar. C'est une des six provinces de la région des Visayas orientales. Elle couvre la partie occidentale de l'île de Samar ainsi que quelques îles secondaires de la mer de Samar. Sa capitale est Catbalogan. Le 8 novembre 2013, la province a été considérablement endommagée par le Typhon Yolanda en particulier les villes de Basey et Marabut.

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