| Province of Eastern Samar | |
 Provincial seal of Eastern Samar |
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 Map of the Philippines with Eastern Samar highlighted |
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| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Capital | Borongan |
| Divisions | |
| - Independent cities | 0 |
| - Component cities | 0 |
| - Municipalities | 23 |
| - Barangays | 597 |
| - Congressional districts |
Lone district of Eastern Samar |
| Population | |
| - Total (2007) | 405,114 (60th out of 80) including independent cities: 405,114 (62nd out of 80) |
| - Density | 87.30/km² (68th out of 80) including independent cities: 87.30/km² (68th out of 80) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,640.73 km² (25th out of 80) including independent cities: 4,640.73 km² (27th out of 80) |
| Founded | June 19, 1965 |
| Spoken languages | Waray-Waray |
| Governor | Ben Evardone (Lakas-CMD) |
Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality of Borongan.
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Location
It 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.
History
The province of Eastern Samar was created from Samar by Republic Act No. 4221 on June 19, 1965.
Geography
Demographics
The province has a population of 375,822 as of the 2000 census. This makes it the 20th lowest populated province. The population density is 87 people per km². The common language is Waray.
Physical
The province occupies a total land area of 4,470.75 km2. It is bounded on the north by Northern Samar, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by Western Samar, and on the south by the Leyte Gulf.
Political
Eastern Samar is subdivided into 23 municipalities.
Municipalities
Transportation
AIR
- Currently, only SeAir Airlines has commercial flights to the province
SEA
- There are a number of ports in Eastern Samar that caters mostly to minor sea vessels in the area.
LAND
- Bus transit is the dominant public land transport to the province from Manila passing through the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway) and through (Western) Samar. There are also vans or jeepneys from Tacloban City going to the different municipalities of the province. The public mode of transit in the province are jeepneys, multicabs, motor tricycles and pedicabs.
Economy
Livelihood
The main product of the province is Copra. Local agriculture includes maize, rice, sugarcane, and various other vegetables.
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