During his circumnavigation of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan had set foot on the tiny island of Homonhon in the southern part of the province. On March 16, 1521, the area of what is now Eastern Samar is said to be the first Philippine landmass spotted by Magellan and his crew.[4][5][6]
On September 28, 1901, Filipino guerrillas led by Valeriano Abanador and Eugenio Daza in Balangiga ambushed American troops, killing 48 members of the US 9th Infantry. The incident triggered the infamous American retaliation March across Samar against the Samar populace and guerrillas.[6]
Japanese occupation era
In 1944, combined Filipino-American troops involved in the liberation of the Philippines from Japan built in the town of Guiuan the largest military base in the Pacific. In the same town in 1949, approximately 5,000 Russian refugees escaping from communist China temporarily settled on Tubabao Island until 1951, when they were transferred to Australia and the United States.[5]
Philippine independence
Foundation
Eastern Samar, as a province, was created from Samar province through Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965.[7] Congressmen Eladio T. Balite (1st Dist. Samar), Fernando R. Veloso (2nd Dist. Samar), and Felipe J. Abrigo (3rd Dist. Samar), authored Republic Act 4221 which was approved by Congress in 1963. The law, ratified in a plebiscite on June 19, 1965, divided Samar into three: Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and (Western) Samar.
Contemporary
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, made its first landfall in the coastal town of Guiuan in November 2013.[8]
Geography
Eastern Samar covers a total area of 4,660.47 square kilometres (1,799.42 sq mi)[9] occupying the eastern section and majority of southern Samar's coast of Samar island in the Eastern Visayas region. The province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar and to the west by Samar. To the east lies the Philippine Sea, part of the vast Pacific Ocean, while to the south lies Leyte Gulf.
Because it faces the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, Eastern Samar suffers heavily from powerful typhoons.[4]
The population of Eastern Samar in the 2020 census was 477,168 people, [2] with a density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 260 inhabitants per square mile. The predominant language is Waray[6] and it is the main lingua franca of the entire island of Samar.[citation needed]
In the 2000 Census, Warays comprised 97.78% (366,787) of the total provincial population of 375,124 at that time. Kapampangan came second at 0.55% (2,067), Bisaya/Binisaya 0.43% (1,613), Cebuano at 0.18% (680), and Tagalog at 0.17% (621).[12]
The province has one operational airport; Borongan Airport located in the capital city. Currently, only Leascor operates out of Borongan Airport with flights weekly to serve locals and tourists to and from Cebu.
Borongan's Wilsam Uptown Mall, the largest shopping mall in the province
By land, mini buses and vans ply from the regional center in Tacloban City, Catbalogan, and Calbayog in Samar province and to some towns in Eastern Samar. From Borongan, buses ply to Manila. Motorized boats plies through Leyte Gulf ferrying passengers going to Tacloban City seaport.
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Eastern Samar
Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.
Commercial activities in the province are centered on the provincial capital of Borongan while tourism activities are centered in Guiuan town where Calicoan Island and the historical Homonhon Island are located.[6] Generally, the province's major economic resource is fishery and agriculture which include production of coconut, copra, corn, rice, sugar, and vegetables.[6] Tourism potential is untapped on the northern part of the province.
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^ abcCensus of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ abLancion, Jr., Conrado M.; cartography by de Guzman, Rey (1995). "The Provinces; Eastern Samar". Fast Facts about Philippine Provinces (The 2000 Millenium ed.). Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines: Tahanan Books. p. 72. ISBN971-630-037-9. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ abLabro, Vicente S. (11 June 2011). "Guiuan's treasure chest of history, natural wonders". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^ abcdef. National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^"Republic Act No. 4221 - An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^Baylis, Paul; Te-Ping Chen (22 November 2013). "How One Philippine Town Avoided Calamity". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ ab"Province: Eastern Samar". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^ abCensus of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ abCensus of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ ab. Philippine Statistics Authority. 7 June 2002. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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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 Eastern Samar Silangang Samar Filipino ProvinceProvince of Eastern Samar from top left to right Port of Guiuan Baybay Boulevard in Borongan Balangiga Church Church of San Julian Inside of Borongan Cathedral and Borongan Cathedral FlagSealLocation in the PhilippinesOpenStreetMapCoordinates 11 40 N 125 25 E 11 67 N 125 42 E 11 67 125 42 Coordinates 11 40 N 125 25 E 11 67 N 125 42 E 11 67 125 42CountryPhilippinesRegionEastern VisayasFoundedJune 19 1965Capitaland largest cityBoronganGovernment GovernorBen P Evardone PDP Laban Vice GovernorMaria Caridad S Goteesan PDP Laban LegislatureEastern Samar Provincial BoardArea 1 Total4 660 47 km2 1 799 42 sq mi Rank24th out of 81Highest elevation Mount Mactaon 673 m 2 208 ft Population 2020 census 2 Total477 168 Rank60th out of 81 Density100 km2 270 sq mi Rank69th out of 81Divisions Independent cities0 Component cities1 Borongan Municipalities22 ArtecheBalangigaBalangkayanCan avidDoloresGeneral MacArthurGiporlosGuiuanHernaniJipapadLawaanLlorenteMaslogMaydolongMercedesOrasQuinapondanSalcedoSan JulianSan PolicarpoSulatTaft Barangays597 DistrictsLegislative districts of Eastern SamarTime zoneUTC 8 PHT ZIP code6800 6822IDD area code 63 0 55ISO 3166 codePH EASSpoken languagesWarayCebuanoTagalogEnglishHighway routesWebsitewww wbr easternsamar wbr gov wbr ph Contents 1 History 1 1 Spanish colonial era 1 2 American invasion era 1 2 1 Philippine American War 1 2 2 Balangiga Encounter 1 3 Japanese occupation era 1 4 Philippine independence 1 4 1 Foundation 1 5 Contemporary 2 Geography 2 1 Administrative divisions 3 Demographics 3 1 Religion 4 Transportation 5 Economy 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditSpanish colonial era Edit During his circumnavigation of the globe Ferdinand Magellan had set foot on the tiny island of Homonhon in the southern part of the province On March 16 1521 the area of what is now Eastern Samar is said to be the first Philippine landmass spotted by Magellan and his crew 4 5 6 American invasion era Edit Philippine American War Edit Further information Philippine American War Maj Eugenio Daza Area Commander of General Lukban s forces for Southeastern Samar Balangiga Encounter Edit Further information Balangiga massacre On September 28 1901 Filipino guerrillas led by Valeriano Abanador and Eugenio Daza in Balangiga ambushed American troops killing 48 members of the US 9th Infantry The incident triggered the infamous American retaliation March across Samar against the Samar populace and guerrillas 6 Japanese occupation era Edit In 1944 combined Filipino American troops involved in the liberation of the Philippines from Japan built in the town of Guiuan the largest military base in the Pacific In the same town in 1949 approximately 5 000 Russian refugees escaping from communist China temporarily settled on Tubabao Island until 1951 when they were transferred to Australia and the United States 5 Philippine independence Edit Foundation Edit Eastern Samar as a province was created from Samar province through Republic Act No 4221 on June 19 1965 7 Congressmen Eladio T Balite 1st Dist Samar Fernando R Veloso 2nd Dist Samar and Felipe J Abrigo 3rd Dist Samar authored Republic Act 4221 which was approved by Congress in 1963 The law ratified in a plebiscite on June 19 1965 divided Samar into three Northern Samar Eastern Samar and Western Samar Contemporary Edit Typhoon Haiyan Yolanda one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded made its first landfall in the coastal town of Guiuan in November 2013 8 Geography EditEastern Samar covers a total area of 4 660 47 square kilometres 1 799 42 sq mi 9 occupying the eastern section and majority of southern Samar s coast of Samar island in the Eastern Visayas region The province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar and to the west by Samar To the east lies the Philippine Sea part of the vast Pacific Ocean while to the south lies Leyte Gulf Because it faces the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean Eastern Samar suffers heavily from powerful typhoons 4 Administrative divisions Edit Eastern Samar comprises 22 municipalities and one city all encompassed by a double legislative districts Political divisions City or municipality i Population p a Area 9 Density Barangay 2020 2 2015 10 km2 sq mi km2 sq mi12 16 09 N 125 22 16 E 12 2693 N 125 3712 E 12 2693 125 3712 Arteche Arteche 3 4 16 360 16 026 0 39 138 81 53 59 120 310 2011 06 27 N 125 23 15 E 11 1074 N 125 3874 E 11 1074 125 3874 Balangiga Balangiga 3 0 14 341 14 085 0 34 190 05 73 38 75 190 1311 28 22 N 125 30 37 E 11 4727 N 125 5104 E 11 4727 125 5104 Balangkayan Balangkayan 2 1 10 185 10 125 0 11 207 05 79 94 49 130 1511 36 41 N 125 25 59 E 11 6115 N 125 4331 E 11 6115 125 4331 Borongan Borongan 15 1 71 961 69 297 0 72 475 00 183 40 150 390 6111 59 48 N 125 26 55 E 11 9968 N 125 4485 E 11 9968 125 4485 Can avid Can avid 4 5 21 682 21 015 0 60 288 70 111 47 75 190 2812 02 15 N 125 28 57 E 12 0374 N 125 4825 E 12 0374 125 4825 Dolores Dolores 9 4 44 626 42 866 0 77 308 58 119 14 140 360 4611 14 42 N 125 32 21 E 11 2450 N 125 5393 E 11 2450 125 5393 General MacArthur General MacArthur 3 0 14 411 14 550 0 18 117 29 45 29 120 310 3011 07 16 N 125 26 56 E 11 1210 N 125 4489 E 11 1210 125 4489 Giporlos Giporlos 2 7 13 117 13 308 0 27 97 51 37 65 130 340 1811 01 56 N 125 43 28 E 11 0323 N 125 7245 E 11 0323 125 7245 Guiuan Guiuan 11 2 53 361 52 991 0 13 175 49 67 76 300 780 6011 19 24 N 125 37 09 E 11 3233 N 125 6192 E 11 3233 125 6192 Hernani Hernani 1 8 8 531 8 573 0 09 49 42 19 08 170 440 1312 17 10 N 125 14 07 E 12 2860 N 125 2352 E 12 2860 125 2352 Jipapad Jipapad 1 8 8 439 7 885 1 30 234 80 90 66 36 93 1311 08 25 N 125 18 03 E 11 1403 N 125 3009 E 11 1403 125 3009 Lawaan Lawaan 2 7 13 003 12 742 0 39 162 56 62 76 80 210 1611 24 41 N 125 32 45 E 11 4114 N 125 5459 E 11 4114 125 5459 Llorente Llorente 4 5 21 459 20 149 1 21 496 07 191 53 43 110 3312 09 28 N 125 14 50 E 12 1578 N 125 2471 E 12 1578 125 2471 Maslog Maslog 1 1 5 463 5 407 0 20 249 80 96 45 22 57 1211 30 04 N 125 30 07 E 11 5010 N 125 5019 E 11 5010 125 5019 Maydolong Maydolong 3 2 15 314 14 743 0 73 399 63 154 30 38 98 2011 05 55 N 125 42 37 E 11 0986 N 125 7103 E 11 0986 125 7103 Mercedes Mercedes 1 3 6 112 6 070 0 13 23 32 9 00 260 670 1612 08 28 N 125 26 27 E 12 1410 N 125 4408 E 12 1410 125 4408 Oras Oras 7 8 37 451 36 540 0 47 188 70 72 86 200 520 4211 09 27 N 125 31 15 E 11 1574 N 125 5209 E 11 1574 125 5209 Quinapondan Quinapondan 3 0 14 507 14 779 0 35 83 24 32 14 170 440 2511 08 56 N 125 39 45 E 11 1488 N 125 6626 E 11 1488 125 6626 Salcedo Salcedo 4 6 22 136 22 532 0 34 113 80 43 94 190 490 4111 45 15 N 125 27 16 E 11 7542 N 125 4544 E 11 7542 125 4544 San Julian San Julian 3 1 14 800 14 498 0 39 150 62 58 15 98 250 1612 10 46 N 125 30 31 E 12 1795 N 125 5087 E 12 1795 125 5087 San Policarpo San Policarpo 3 2 15 365 14 687 0 86 65 70 25 37 230 600 1711 48 44 N 125 27 08 E 11 8122 N 125 4522 E 11 8122 125 4522 Sulat Sulat 3 3 15 758 15 377 0 47 169 75 65 54 93 240 1811 54 18 N 125 24 59 E 11 9049 N 125 4164 E 11 9049 125 4164 Taft Taft 3 9 18 786 18 915 0 13 231 27 89 29 81 210 24Total 477 168 467 160 0 40 4 617 16 1 782 70 100 260 597 Provincial capital and component city Municipality The globe icon marks the city town center Demographics EditPopulation census of Eastern SamarYearPop p a 190379 645 1918117 348 2 62 1939154 347 1 31 1948197 734 2 79 1960237 747 1 55 1970271 000 1 32 1975287 149 1 17 1980320 637 2 23 1990329 335 0 27 1995362 324 1 80 2000375 822 0 79 2007405 114 1 04 2010428 877 2 10 2015467 160 1 64 2020477 168 0 42 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source Philippine Statistics Authority 10 11 11 The population of Eastern Samar in the 2020 census was 477 168 people 2 with a density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometre or 260 inhabitants per square mile The predominant language is Waray 6 and it is the main lingua franca of the entire island of Samar citation needed In the 2000 Census Warays comprised 97 78 366 787 of the total provincial population of 375 124 at that time Kapampangan came second at 0 55 2 067 Bisaya Binisaya 0 43 1 613 Cebuano at 0 18 680 and Tagalog at 0 17 621 12 Population by ethnicity 2000 12 Ethnicity NumberWaray 366 787 97 78 Kapampangan 2 067 0 55 Bisaya Binisaya 1 613 0 43 Cebuano 680 0 18 Tagalog 621 0 17 Others 2 510 0 67 Not Reported 846 0 23 Religion Edit The people of the province are devoted Christians where a majority adhere to Roman Catholicism 6 The dominant Catholic faith influences the events of the provincial education politics and social functions of the people Other Christians usually form the remaining groups of believers such as the Born again Christians Protestants Iglesia Filipina Independiente or Aglipayan church Jehova s Witnesses Iglesia ni Cristo Baptists Methodists The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and Seventh day Adventists Non Christians mostly Muslims are also found Transportation EditThe province has one operational airport Borongan Airport located in the capital city Currently only Leascor operates out of Borongan Airport with flights weekly to serve locals and tourists to and from Cebu Borongan s Wilsam Uptown Mall the largest shopping mall in the province By land mini buses and vans ply from the regional center in Tacloban City Catbalogan and Calbayog in Samar province and to some towns in Eastern Samar From Borongan buses ply to Manila Motorized boats plies through Leyte Gulf ferrying passengers going to Tacloban City seaport Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Eastern Samar Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source Philippine Statistics Authority 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Commercial activities in the province are centered on the provincial capital of Borongan while tourism activities are centered in Guiuan town where Calicoan Island and the historical Homonhon Island are located 6 Generally the province s major economic resource is fishery and agriculture which include production of coconut copra corn rice sugar and vegetables 6 Tourism potential is untapped on the northern part of the province References Edit List of Provinces PSGC Interactive Makati Philippines National Statistical Coordination Board Archived from the original on 11 January 2013 Retrieved 13 April 2013 a b c Census of Population 2020 Region VIII Eastern Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 8 July 2021 Mapa ng mga Wika Rehiyon Rehiyon VIII in Tagalog Commission on the Filipino Language Retrieved 23 September 2021 a b Lancion Jr Conrado M cartography by de Guzman Rey 1995 The Provinces Eastern Samar Fast Facts about Philippine Provinces The 2000 Millenium ed Makati Metro Manila Philippines Tahanan Books p 72 ISBN 971 630 037 9 Retrieved 4 December 2015 a b Labro Vicente S 11 June 2011 Guiuan s treasure chest of history natural wonders Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 24 April 2016 a b c d e f The Province of Eastern Samar National Statistical Coordination Board Archived from the original on 6 December 2014 Retrieved 24 April 2016 Republic Act No 4221 An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar Eastern Samar and Western Samar Chan Robles Virtual Law Library Retrieved 19 December 2015 Baylis Paul Te Ping Chen 22 November 2013 How One Philippine Town Avoided Calamity The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 20 December 2015 a b Province Eastern Samar PSGC Interactive Quezon City Philippines Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved 8 January 2016 a b Census of Population 2015 Region VIII Eastern Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b Census of Population and Housing 2010 Region VIII Eastern Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay NSO Retrieved 29 June 2016 a b Eastern Samar Home of the Warays Table 4 Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex Eastern Samar 2000 Philippine Statistics Authority 7 June 2002 Archived from the original on 16 November 2013 Retrieved 25 July 2016 Poverty incidence PI Philippine Statistics Authority Retrieved December 28 2020 Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Error Unable to display the reference properly See the 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