Eastern Samar

Eastern Samar

*Silangang Samar* (Filipino)
Eastern Samar Silangang Samar (Filipino)
Province
	Province of Eastern Samar
	(from top: left to right) Port section of the Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal, Baybay Boulevard in Borongan, Balangiga Church, Church of San Julian, Homonhon and Borongan Cathedral.
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	Location in the Philippines
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	Coordinates: 11°40′N 125°25′E / 11.67°N 125.42°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Founded	June 19, 1965
Capital; and largest city	Borongan
Government
• Governor	Ben P. Evardone (PDP–Laban)
• Vice Governor	Maria Caridad S. Goteesan (PDP–Laban)
• Legislature	Eastern Samar Provincial Board
Area
• Total	4,660.47 km2 (1,799.42 sq mi)
• Rank	24th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Mactaon)	673 m (2,208 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	477,168
• Rank	60th out of 81
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Rank	69th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1 Borongan ;
• Municipalities	22 Arteche ; Balangiga ; Balangkayan ; Can-avid ; Dolores ; General MacArthur ; Giporlos ; Guiuan ; Hernani ; Jipapad ; Lawaan ; Llorente ; Maslog ; Maydolong ; Mercedes ; Oras ; Quinapondan ; Salcedo ; San Julian ; San Policarpo ; Sulat ; Taft ;
• Barangays	597
• Districts	Legislative districts of Eastern Samar
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	6800–6822
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
ISO 3166 code	PH-EAS
Spoken languages	Waray; Cebuano; Tagalog; English;
Highway routes
Website	www.easternsamar.gov.ph

Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Tagalog: Silangang Samar^[3]), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is the province of Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. To the east lies the Philippine Sea, part of the vast Pacific Ocean, while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - Rehiyon VIII" (in Filipino). Commission on the Filipino Language. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.