Province of Samar
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| Province | |||
| Province of Samar | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Caving Capital of the Philippines | |||
 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 11°50′N 125°00′E / 11.83°N 125°ECoordinates: 11°50′N 125°00′E / 11.83°N 125°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | ||
| Founded | 1768 | ||
| Capital | Catbalogan | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
| • Governor | Sharee Ann Tan (NPC) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Stephen James Tan (NP) | ||
| • 2nd District Representative | Milagrosa Tan (NPC) | ||
| • 1st District Representative | Edgar Sarmiento (Liberal) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6,048.03 km2 (2,335.16 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 10th out of 81 | ||
| Highest elevation (Mount Huraw) | 850 m (2,790 ft) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 780,481 | ||
| • Rank | 37th out of 81 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 64th out of 81 | ||
| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities | |||
| • Municipalities | |||
| • Barangays | 951 | ||
| • Districts | 1st and 2nd districts of Samar | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP Code | 6700–6725 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website | samar |
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Samar, formerly named as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located on Samar Island in Eastern Visayas. Its capital is Catbalogan City. It is bordered by Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte and the 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 was created out of the historical province of Samar. In 1965, Northern and Eastern Samar were created.
Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities in the province.
On 8 November 2013, the province was significantly damaged by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), particularly at the towns of Basey and Marabut.
Samar is said to be derived from Samad, the Visayan word for "wound" or "cut", describing the rough physical features of the land which is rugged and deeply dissected by streams.
Samar province covers a total area of 6,048.03 square kilometres (2,335.16 sq mi) occupying the central-western sections of the Samar island in the Eastern Visayas region. The province is bordered on the north by Northern Samar, east by Eastern Samar, south by Leyte and the Leyte Gulf, and west by the Samar Sea.
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