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designated as Region VIII. It is composed of two main islands, Leyte and Samar, connected by the San Juanico Bridge, as well as Biliran Island. It is one of only two regions having no land border with another region, MIMAROPA being the other. Composed of six provinces and seven cities. Tacloban City is their regional center.
GEOGRAPHY
Eastern Visayas lies on the east central part of
the Philippines archipelago. Eastern Visayas directly faces the Pacific Ocean. It has a total land area of 2,156,285 hectares or 7.2% of the countrys total land area.52% of its total land area are classified as forestland and 48% as alienable and disposable land.
CLIMATE
There are two types of climate prevailing in the
region under the Corona system of classification: Type II and Type IV. Type II climate is characterizes by having no dry season but a pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January. Type IV on the other hand has an even distribution of rainfall the year round and a short period of dry season that can be observed starting February up to May.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population census of Eastern Visayas Year 1990 2000 2010 Population 3,054,490 %
As of 2010, Eastern
SUBDIVISIONS
Flag Province Biliran Eastern Samar Capital Naval Borongan City
Population (2010) Area (km)
161,760 428,877
555.4 4,339.6
Leyte
Northern Samar
Tacloban City
Catarman
1,567,984
589,013
5,712.8
3,692.9
Maasin City
399,137
1,734.8 5,591.0
CITIES
Tacloban City- Highly-Urbanized City Ormoc City, Leyte- Independent City
COMPONENT CITIES
Baybay City, Leyte
Catbalogan City, Samar
LANGUAGES
Waray-Waray is spoken on the island of Samar,
languages of the region, called Abaknon is spoken in the island of Capul in Northern Samar. Cebuano is spoken in western, central,
ECONOMY
Eastern Visayas is
primarily an agricultural region with rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane and banana as its major crops. Primary sources of revenue are manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and services. Mining, farming, fishing and tourism contribute significantly to the economy. Float exhibiting products of Eastern Visayas.
POINT OF INTEREST
San Juanico Bridge is the longest and the most beautifully designed bridge in the Philippines.
Agas-Agas Bridge
the highest bridge in the country, located at Southern Leyte as part of the Maharlika Highway.
Lake Danao
a guitar-shaped lake on the hills of Ormoc City in
BILIRAN
is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Biliran lies just a few kilometers north of Leyte Island. Its capital is Naval. Biliran is one of the country's smallest and newest provinces, being formerly a part (subprovince) of Leyte until achieving full-fledged province hood in 1992.
GEOGRAPHY
Biliran has a total land area of 53,601 hectares
islands; Biliran Island and Maripipi Island. Other islands include Higatangan Island and Dalutan Island (inhabited).
SUBDIVISIONS
Biliran is subdivided into 8 municipalities, with a
LANGUAGES
The inhabitants of Biliran primarily speak
English.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population census of Biliran Year Pop. % p.a.
Based on the May 2000 census, Biliran had a total population of 140,274, which made it the fifth least populous
2000 2007
2010
140,274 150,031
161,760
1.19% 0.97%
2.54%
province in the country, and the smallest in the region. In the 2010 census, the population had increased to 161,760 persons.
ECONOMY
The economy of Biliran is largely based on fishing. Most of its towns, especially Naval and Biliran, have excellent seaports.
There are 95 hectares of brackish water fishponds which produce prawns, shrimps and milkfish. Another 30 hectares of seawater are suitable for seaweed farming and 10 more hectares for fish cage culture.
DELICACIES
SUMAN BILIRAN
PAPAYA PICKLES
TOURIST SPOTS
Sambawan Island
Higatangan Island
Dalutan Island
Tinago Falls
Tomalistis Falls
Ulan-ulan Falls
BUSAI FALLS
Kinaraha Cascades
MAINIT HOTSPRING
FESTIVALS
Gapnod Festival
Bagasumbul Festival
Provincial Governor:
ESPINA, GERRYBOY
Vice- Governor:
TUBIS, BOBOY
Eastern Samar
Is a province of 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 and to the east is the vast Pacific Ocean. Off the coast of Leyte
Gulf, the province faces the province of Leyte. The province occupies a total land area of 466,047 hectares (1,151,630 acres).
SUBDIVISIONS
Eastern Samar is subdivided into 22
MUNICIPALITIES
DEMOGRAPHICS
The province has a
Year 2000
Pop. 375,822
% p.a. 0.73%
population of
461,300 as of 2010
census.
The common
2007 2010
405,114 428,877
1.08% 1.92%
language is Waray.
ECONOMY
Commercial activities in the province are
centered on the provincial capital of Borongan City while tourism activities are centered in Guiuan town where Calicoan Island and the historical Homonhon Island are located. Generally, the province's major economic resource is fishery and agriculture which include production of copra, corn, rice, sugar, and vegetables. Tourism potential is untapped on the northern part of the province.
DELICACIES Binagol
Sasima
HISTORY
The province of Eastern Samar was
created from Samar by virtue of Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965.
FESTIVALS
Karayapan Festival
Padul-Ong Festival
Suluan Island
Guiuan Church
SAMAR
Also known as Western Samar. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. The province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar and Eastern Samar to the east. Samar is connected to island and province of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world. To its south is Leyte Gulf.
GEOGRAPHY
Samar island occupies the eastern portion of the
Philippines. It lies southeast of Luzon and occupies the northernmost section of Eastern Visayas. It is separated from Luzon on the north by San Bernardino Strait and from Leyte on the southwest by the narrow San Juanico Strait. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by Leyte Gulf and on the west by the Samar Sea.
TOPOGRAPHY
Samar province is hilly, with mountain peaks
SUBDIVISIONS
The province of Samar is composed of two
congressional districts, 24 municipalities and two cities (Catbalogan and Calbayog). It has a total of 952 barangays.
CITIES: Calbayog
Catbalogan
Almagro Basey Calbiga Daram Gandara Hinabangan Jiabong Marabut Matuguinao Motiong Pagsanghan Paranas (Wright)
Pinabacdao San Jorge San Jose de Buan San Sebastian Santa Margarita Santa Rita Santo Nio Tagapul-an Talalora Tarangnan Villareal Zumarraga
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population Census of Samar
Year 2000 2007 2010 Pop. 641,124 695,149 733,377 % p.a. 1.70% 1.16% 1.80%
As of 2010,
DIALECTS
Residents of Samar are mostly Waray, the sixth largest cultural-linguistic group in the country. There are two types of Waray spoken in the province, Waray Lineyte-Samarnon which is spoken from the southernmost tip of the province
up to the municipality of Gandara and Waray Calbayog, an intermediary between the Waray of Northern Samar and the Waray of Samar, spoken in Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, and in some parts of Tagapul-an, Santo Nio and Almagro.
DELICACIES
Pinato
Pastillas
Patiklos Festival
Mayaw-mayaw Festival
Sarakiki-Hadang Festival
TOURIST ATTRACTION
Burabod Caves
Pinipisakan Falls
Tarangban Falls
Provincial Governor:
JAMES T. TAN
NORTHERN SAMAR
One of the three provinces comprising Samar
Island (the other two are Samar and Eastern Samar provinces). 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 and to the west is Samar Sea.
GEOGRAPHY
It is located at the eastern edge of the Archipelago
Socio-Demographic Situation
Northern Samar is classified as second class province. Based on the 2010 National Census, the province has a total population of 589,013.
Catarman is the capital town of the province where most political and economic activities take place. It is the seat of administration and the center of trade and commerce as well as industry.
CLIMATE
Northern Samar falls under the
LANGUAGES
Majority of the people in the province of
SUBDIVISIONS
Northern Samar is divided into three (3) major
geographical areas, namely: Balicuatro area, Central area, and Pacific area including Catubig Valley the provinces rice granary.
It comprises 24 towns or municipalities with 569
registered barangays.
MUNICIPALITIES
Allen Biri Mapanas Mondragon
Bobon
Capul Catarman
Palapag
Pambujan Rosario
Catubig
Gamay Laoang Lapinig Las Navas Lavezares Lope de Vega
San Antonio
San Isidro San Jose
San Roque
San Vicente Silvino Lobos Victoria
Population Census of Northern Samar Year 2000 2007 2010 Pop. % p.a. 500,639 549,759 589,013 1.97% 1.35% 2.33%
called the "Ibabaonons". Generally, they are members of the "Waray" or "Waraywaray" or "Waraynon". To distinguish themselves from the Westehanon (people from Samar) and Estehanon (from Eastern Samar) they are called themselves as "Ninorte Samareo or Nortehanon".
DELICACIES
Moron Sumarungsong
FESTIVALS
Pahoy-pahoy Festivals
TOURIST ATTRACTION
Mantikawol Falls
Pinipisakan Falls
Biri Rock
Hamorawon Spring
Onay Beach
L. ONG Jr.
Vice Governor:
GARY M. LAVIN
LEYTE
is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region.
Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the
northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran. To the west of Leyte across the Camotes Sea is Cebu Province.
AREA
Leyte has an area of 5,712.8 square
TOPOGRAPHY
The terrain of the province is relatively flat to
gently rolling and becoming mountainous and rough towards the center where a mountain range begins. This cordillera divides the province into its eastern and western plains. Peaks of approximately 2,295 to 3,280 feet high extend from north to south.
CLIMATE
The province's eastern portion has a type II
DISCOVERY
The explorer Ruy Lpez de Villalobos, first
Provincial Governor:
DOMINICO PETILLA
Vice Governor:
CARLO LORETO
SUBDIVISION
Leyte is subdivided into 41 municipalities and three cities.
CITIES:
Tacloban City- Highly urbanized city Baybay City- component city
MUNICIPALITIES
Abuyog Alangalang
Carigara Dagami
Albuera
Babatngon Barugo
Dulag
Hilongos Hindang
Bato
Burauen Calubian Capoocan Kananga
Inopacan
Isabel Jaro
Javier
Julita
Kananga La Paz Leyte MacArthur Mahaplag Matag-ob Matalom Mayorga Merida Palo Palompon
MUNICIPALITIES
Palo Palompon Pastrana San Isidro San Miguel Santa Fe Tabango Tabontabon Tanauan Tolosa Tunga
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population census of Leyte
Year Pop. 2000 2007
As of 2010, Leyte has a population of 4,101,322 people.
2010
% p.a. The people of Leyte are divided into two main 1,413,697 1.02% groups, primarily by language. In the west 1,506,096 0.91% and south are the Cebuanos, while in the north and east is 1,567,984 1.35% the Waray-Waray (Leyte dialect).
ECONOMY
The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing,
industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and mountainous areas. Sugarcane plantation is no. 1 produce in Ormoc City. Since Leyte
DELICACIES
Puto
Bibingka
FESTIVALS
Pintados Kasadyaan Festival
Sangyaw Festival
TOURIST ATTRACTION
Leyte Landing Memorial
Memorial of former
Philippine president Osmea and then Pacific Theatre World War II commander, Gen. MacArthur, and their staff
Palo Cathedral
Tangkaan Beach
SOUTHERN LEYTE
was divided from the latter. Limasawa, an island to the south is part of the province where the first Christian Mass was held and is said to be the birthplace of Christianity in the Philippines. The province ranks as the second least populated in the region. According to the 2010 census, the province has a population of 399,137 Southern Leyte's geological features created several issues in the province after the flooding of the Subangdaku River and the awful mudslide in Guinsaugon. Organizations warned the province it was susceptible to natural occurrences like landslides and floodings. Maasin City is the capital of the province.
ECONOMY
Southern Leyte contributes to the economy of
TOPOGRAPHY
Southern Leyte occupies the southern quarter of
the island of Leyte. It is bounded by the province of Leyte to the north, by Surigao Strait to the east, Bohol Sea to the south, and Canigao Channel, across from Bohol, to the west. Its total land area is 179,861 hectares. The province is characterized by relatively flat lands along the coastal areas where population centers lie, but rugged mountains towards the interior.
LANGUAGE
The native language is Cebuano language.
However, the Waray-Waray is also spoken and understood in Southern Leyte. Natives also speak English and very few of them speaks Spanish.
POLITICAL DIVISIONS
Southern Leyte was originally consisting of
16 municipalities and 349 barangays. It was composed of four islands namely: Panaon Island, Limasawa Island, San Pedro Island and San Pablo Island.
CITY: Maasin City
MUNICIPALITIES
Anahawan Bontoc Hinunangan Hinundayan Libagon Liloan Limasawa Macrohon Malitbog Padre Burgos Pintuyan Saint Bernard San Francisco San Juan San Ricardo Silago Sogod Tomas Oppus
Provincial Governor:
ROGER MERCADO
Vice Governor:
BERTING LAGUMBAY
DELICACIES
Dyambol Pili Nuts
TOURIST ATTRACTION
Cambaro Cave
Kuting Reef
Subterranean River