Samar (province)
| 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 T. Tan (NPC) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Stephen James T. Tan (NP) | ||
| • 2nd District Representative | Milagrosa T. Tan (NPC) | ||
| • 1st District Representative | Engr. Edgar S. Sarmiento (Liberal) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6,048.03 km2 (2,335.16 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 10th out of 81 | ||
| 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 | ||
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| • 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-WSA | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website | samar |
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Samar (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Samar; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Samar; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Samar), formerly known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the region of Eastern Visayas. Its capital is Catbalogan City.
The province covers the western section of Samar Island and several islands in the Samar Sea situated west of the mainland. It 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. Samar is connected to the island of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world.
Samar, along with Leyte province, was created after the historical province of the same name was split into two independent provinces in 1768. Samar province occupied the entire island of Samar and its adjacent islands until 1965, when it was partitioned into three provinces (Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and "Western" Samar).
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