Eastern Samar
Encyclopedia
Eastern Samar is a province
of the Philippines
located in the Eastern Visayas
region
. Its capital is the city of Borongan.
and to the west is Samar province. Eastern Samar faces the Philippine Sea
to the east, and Leyte Gulf
to the south.
by Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965.
.
, on the east by the Philippine Sea
, on the west by Samar
, and on the south by the Leyte Gulf
.
.
SEA
LAND
. Local agriculture includes maize
, rice
, sugarcane
, and various other vegetables.
Provinces of the Philippines
The Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
located in the Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region, MIMAROPA being the other, and is designated as Region VIII...
region
Regions of the Philippines
In the Philippines, regions are administrative divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces of the country for administrative convenience. Currently, the archipelagic republic of the Philippines is divided into 17 regions...
. Its capital is the city of Borongan.
Location
It is located at the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern SamarNorthern Samar
Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar...
and to the west is Samar province. Eastern Samar faces the Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 2 million mi² on the western part of the North Pacific Ocean...
to the east, and Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf is a body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, at . The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by...
to the south.
History
The province of Eastern Samar was created from SamarSamar
Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland...
by Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965.
Demographics
The province has a population of 461,300 as of the 2010 census. The common language is WarayWaray-Waray language
Wáray-Wáray or Samarnon is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and in some parts of the Leyte and Biliran in the Philippines...
.
Physical
The province occupies a total land area of 4,470.75 km2. It is bounded on the north by Northern SamarNorthern Samar
Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman and is located at the northern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the south are the provinces of Samar and Eastern Samar...
, on the east by the Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea
The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated surface area of 2 million mi² on the western part of the North Pacific Ocean...
, on the west by Samar
Samar
Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland...
, and on the south by the Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf
Leyte Gulf is a body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, at . The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by...
.
Political
Eastern Samar is subdivided into 22 municipalities and one cityCities of the Philippines
A city is a tier of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies the administrative structure...
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Municipalities
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Transportation
AIR- Currently, there are no airline operations in the province after Seair ceased operations in Borongan. However, the ongoing rehabilitation of Guiuan airport which was notable for serving during the WWII, even housing the famed Enola Gay bomber, has attracted 2 major airlines to consider investing airline services to a rising tourist attraction the province, Calicoan Island. It is a recently discovered world-class surfing destination and also has white sand beaches, lagoons, towering cliffs perfect for hikes and rock-climbing and an extensive chamber of caves.
SEA
- There are a number of ports in Eastern Samar that caters mainly to minor sea vessels in the area. There is hope that ports would be developed for public transportation.
LAND
- Bus transit is the primary public land transport to the province from ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
passing through the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway) and through (Western) Samar. There are also vans or jeepneys from Tacloban CityTacloban CityThe City of Tacloban is a port city approximately 360 miles southeast of Manila. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. It is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte and is the largest city in terms of population in Eastern Visayas...
going to the different municipalities of the province. The public mode of transit in the province are jeepneys, multicabs, motor tricycles and pedicabs.
Economy
Livelihood
The main product of the province is CopraCopra
Copra is the dried meat, or kernel, of the coconut. Coconut oil extracted from it has made copra an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields coconut cake which is mainly used as feed for livestock.-Production:...
. Local agriculture includes maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, and various other vegetables.