Northern Samar

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Northern Samar Hilagang Samar (Filipino)
Province
Province of Northern Samar
(from top: left to right) USS Essex transits through the San Bernardino Strait, Dalupiri Island, Church of Bobon, Provincial Capitol, San Vicente Islands and Port of Allen.
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Coordinates: 12°20′N 124°40′E / 12.33°N 124.67°E / 12.33; 124.67
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Founded	June 19, 1965
Capital and largest municipality	Catarman
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Edwin C. Ongchuan (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Clarence E. Dato (PFP)
• Legislature	Northern Samar Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	3,692.93 km2 (1,425.85 sq mi)
• Rank	34th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Saamong)	514 m (1,686 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	639,186
• Rank	48th out of 81
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Rank	51st out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	24 Allen Biri Bobon Capul Catarman Catubig Gamay Laoang Lapinig Las Navas Lavezares Lope de Vega Mapanas Mondragon Palapag Pambujan Rosario San Antonio San Isidro San Jose San Roque San Vicente Silvino Lobos Victoria
• Barangays	569
• Districts	Legislative districts of Northern Samar
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	6400–6423
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
ISO 3166 code	PH-NSA
Spoken languages	Waray Inabaknon Tagalog English
Highway routes
Website	northernsamar.gov.ph

Northern Samar (Waray: Amihanan Samar/Norte san Samar; Tagalog: Hilagang Samar^[3]), officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a province in 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. To the northwest, across the San Bernardino Strait is Sorsogon; to the east is the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean and to the west is Samar Sea.