Marabut, Samar
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 Map of Samar with Marabut highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.117°N 125.217°ECoordinates: 11°07′N 125°13′E / 11.117°N 125.217°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 2nd district of Samar |
| Established | July 22, 1949 |
| Barangays | 24 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Percival A. Ortillo Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.55 km2 (55.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 16,962 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6721 |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)55 |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| 086010000 | |
| Electorate | 12,406 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | elgu |
Marabut is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,962 people.
Its coast stretches more than twenty kilometers along the San Pedro Bay and Leyte Gulf.
Marabut is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Pinana-an was converted into barrio Pinalangga.
During the early Spanish Era, the municipality of Marabut was a mere sitio of Basey, which evolved into a barrio. In 1949, Ysidro M. Ferreras who was then the Mayor of Basey submitted to President Elpidio Quirino a proposal to convert Barrio Sto. Niño into a separate municipality. Thus on July 22, 1949, Executive Order No. 247 was signed creating the Municipality of Marabut, named in honor of Congressman Serafin Marabut who was a native of Basey. Ysidro Ferreras was elected as the first municipal mayor.
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