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Also known as Province of Samar, Western Samar, Province of Western Samar
菲律宾省份
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 · 中文
萨马省（英语：Samar）是菲律宾东米沙鄢的省份之一，首府为 (Catbalogan)，主要位于萨马岛西部，一些小岛位于萨马海，北部和东部分别于北萨马省和东萨马省接壤，西南面为圣华尼科海峡，与雷伊泰省相望，南面为莱特湾。主要经济产业为种植业和渔业。主要语言是瓦瑞瓦瑞语和英语。
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