Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Borongan and is located at the eastern portion of the island of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the west is Samar province. Eastern Samar faces the Philippine Sea to the east, and Leyte Gulf to the south. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Eastern Samar Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) Capital: Borongan Founded: Population: 2000 census—375,822 (20th smallest). Density—87 per km² (13th lowest). Area: 4,339.6 km² (28th largest) Divisions: Municipalities—23. Barangays—597. Congressional districts—1. Languages: Waray Governor: Clotilde J. Salazar (2001-2004) Table of contents 1 People and Culture 2 Economy 3 Geography 3.1 Political 3.1.1 Municipalities 3.2 Physical 4 History 5 External Links People and Culture Economy Geography Political Eastern Samar is subdivided into 24 municipalities. Municipalities Arteche Balangiga Balangkayan Borongan Can-avid Dolores General MacArthur Giporlos Guiuan Hernani Jipapad Lawaan Llorente Maslog Maydolong Mercedes Oras Quinapondan Salcedo San Julian San Policarpo Sulat Taft Physical History External Links Eastern Visayas: Biliran | Eastern Samar | Leyte | Northern Samar | Samar | Southern Leyte This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.