Borongan
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Scenic view of Baybay Boulevard in Borongan
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 Map of Eastern Samar showing the location of Borongan |
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 Borongan
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| Coordinates: 11°36′N 125°26′E / 11.6°N 125.43°ECoordinates: 11°36′N 125°26′E / 11.6°N 125.43°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| Congr. district | Lone district of E. Samar |
| Established | September 8, 1619 (town) |
| Incorporated | June 21, 2007 (city) |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Ma. Fe R. Abunda |
| • City Vice-Mayor | Fidel V. Anacta Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 475 km2 (183 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 69,297 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6800 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)55 |
| Website | www |
Borongan, pronounced bo-róng-gan, officially the City of Borongan (Waray: Siyudad han Borongan; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Borongan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Borongan), is a component city and the provincial capital of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. Its cityhood was settled by the Supreme Court of the Philippines when it decided with finality on April 12, 2007, the constitutionality of its city charter, Republic Act 9394, which conferred upon and elevated the status of the municipality of Borongan into a component city of the province of Eastern Samar.
The City of Borongan is located along the middle coastal part of the province of Eastern Samar. The city center itself is situated along the northern banks of the Lo-om River and is set back a little distance away from the shoreline of Borongan Bay. The province itself comprises a part of the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII) of the Republic of the Philippines.
The city is bounded on the north by the municipality of San Julian, in the south by the municipality of Maydolong, in the west by the Samar municipalities of Hinabangan, Calbiga, Pinabacdao and Basey, and in the east by the Pacific Ocean.
The city's territory includes the islands of Ando, Monbon, and Divinubo in Borongan Bay.
The city is subdivided into 61 Barangays:
Its development into a town, and eventually into a city, is traced back to the early 1600 out of the scattered hamlets located on the banks of the adjacent Guiborongani (Borongan or Sabang) River and Lo-om River. Guiborongani was the larger settlement and was later on called Borongan because of the heavy fog that usually covered the place. The name Borongan was taken from the local word "borong", which in the Waray-Waray language means "fog". The people inhabiting the eastern coast of Samar were originally called "Ibabao" during the pre-Spanish period.According to Meranau, Borongan is a common name of green Banana,located in the surrounding of Lake Lanao.
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