Editing Eastern Samar

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| image_caption            = (from top: left to right) Port section of the [[Guiuan|Guiuan Integrated Transport Terminal]], [[Borongan|Baybay Boulevard in Borongan]], [[Balangiga|Balangiga Church]], [[San Julian, Eastern Samar|Church of San Julian]], [[Homonhon]] and [[Lawaan|Olot Beach]].
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| established_date         = June 19, 1965
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| leader_title             = [[Governor of Eastern Samar|Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Ben Evardone|Ben P. Evardone]] ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
| leader_title1            = [[Vice Governor]]
| leader_name1             = Maria Caridad S. Goteesan ([[Partido Federal ng Pilipinas|PFP]])
| leader_title2            = [[Sangguniang Panlalawigan|Legislature]]
| leader_name2             = [[Eastern Samar Provincial Board]]
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=nscblist>{{cite web |title=List of Provinces |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |work=PSGC Interactive |publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board |access-date=13 April 2013 |location=Makati, Philippines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111015112/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |archive-date=11 January 2013 }}</ref>
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 | [[Arteche, Eastern Samar|Arteche]]
 | [[Balangiga, Eastern Samar|Balangiga]]
 | [[Balangkayan, Eastern Samar|Balangkayan]]
 | [[Can-avid, Eastern Samar|Can-avid]]
 | [[Dolores, Eastern Samar|Dolores]]
 | [[General MacArthur, Eastern Samar|General MacArthur]]
 | [[Giporlos, Eastern Samar|Giporlos]]
 | [[Guiuan, Eastern Samar|Guiuan]]
 | [[Hernani, Eastern Samar|Hernani]]
 | [[Jipapad, Eastern Samar|Jipapad]]
 | [[Lawaan, Eastern Samar|Lawaan]]
 | [[Llorente, Eastern Samar|Llorente]]
 | [[Maslog, Eastern Samar|Maslog]]
 | [[Maydolong, Eastern Samar|Maydolong]]
 | [[Mercedes, Eastern Samar|Mercedes]]
 | [[Oras, Eastern Samar|Oras]]
 | [[Quinapondan, Eastern Samar|Quinapondan]]
 | [[Salcedo, Eastern Samar|Salcedo]]
 | [[San Julian, Eastern Samar|San Julian]]
 | [[San Policarpo, Eastern Samar|San Policarpo]]
 | [[Sulat, Eastern Samar|Sulat]]
 | [[Taft, Eastern Samar|Taft]]
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'''Eastern Samar''' ([[Waray-Waray language|Waray-Waray]]: ''Sinirangan Samar''; {{langx|tl|Silangang Samar}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Mapa ng mga Wika (Rehiyon) - Rehiyon VIII |url=https://kwf.gov.ph/mapa-ng-mga-wika-rehiyon/14/ |publisher=[[Commission on the Filipino Language]] |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=fil|archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923031212/https://kwf.gov.ph/mapa-ng-mga-wika-rehiyon/14/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>), officially the '''Province of Eastern Samar''', is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] in the [[Philippines]] located in the [[Eastern Visayas]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]]. Its capital is the city of [[Borongan]], which is the most populous. 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)|Samar province]]. To the east lies the [[Philippine Sea]], part of the vast [[Pacific Ocean]], while to the south lies [[Leyte Gulf]].

==History==
{{further|Samar (historical province)}}

===Spanish colonial era===
[[File:Suluan quincentennial monument bas relief.jpg|thumb|165px|left|[[List of Quincentennial historical markers in the Philippines|Quincentennial historical marker]] of [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s [[Magellan expedition|arrival]] in [[Suluan]], [[Guiuan]]]]

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.<ref name=FastFactsPhilProv-EasternSamar>{{cite book|last1=Lancion |first1=Conrado M. Jr. |others=cartography by de Guzman, Rey|title=Fast Facts about Philippine Provinces|date=1995|publisher=Tahanan Books|location=Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines|isbn=971-630-037-9|page=72|edition=The 2000 Millenium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r0EOAQAAMAAJ|access-date=4 December 2015|chapter=The Provinces; Eastern Samar}}</ref><ref name="Inquirer-GuiuansTreasure">{{cite news|last1=Labro|first1=Vicente S.|title=Guiuan's treasure chest of history, natural wonders|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/13922/guiuan%E2%80%99s-treasure-chest-of-history-natural-wonders|access-date=24 April 2016|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=11 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="NSCBGovPH-EasternSamar">{{cite web|title=The Province of Eastern Samar|url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru8/profiles/provincial_profiles/esamar.htm|website=National Statistical Coordination Board|access-date=24 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206021350/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru8/Profiles/Provincial_Profiles/esamar.htm|archive-date=6 December 2014}}</ref>

In 1596, many names, such as Samal, Ibabao, and Tandaya, were given to [[Samar|Samar Island]] prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1596. During the early days of Spanish occupation, Samar was under the jurisdiction of [[Cebu]]. Samar and [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] were later separated from Cebu in 1735. They were split in 1747 but was reversed in 1762 with the approval of the [[King of Spain]], following complaints from the [[Jesuits]]. The province of [[Samar (historical province)|Samar]] was later established as a distinct province in 1768 after it got separated from the province of [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://samar.lgu-ph.com/history.htm|title=Samar History and Information|website=lgu-ph.com|accessdate=October 15, 2024}}</ref>  In 1777, Samar and Leyte split for the last time when it was approved in [[Madrid]] in 1786 and had been effective in 1799.

===American colonial era===
==== Philippine-American War ====
{{Further|Philippine–American War}}
Maj. [[Eugenio Daza]] Area Commander of [[Vicente Lukbán|General Lukbán's]] forces for Southeastern [[Samar]]

====Balangiga Massacre====
{{main|Balangiga massacre}}

====Pacification of Samar====
{{main|Pacification of Samar}}

===Japanese occupation===
In 1944, combined Filipino-American troops involved in the [[Philippines Campaign (1944–45)|liberation of the Philippines from Japan]] built in the town of [[Guiuan, Eastern Samar|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]].<ref name="Inquirer-GuiuansTreasure" />

===Philippine independence===
====Foundation====
Eastern Samar, as a province, was created from [[Samar province]] through ''[[Republic Act]] No. 4221'' on June 19, 1965.<ref name=ChanRobles-RA4221>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=4221|title=An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4221.html|date=June 19, 1965|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> Approved by [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] in 1963, it was authored by Samar congressmen Eladio T. Balite ([[Samar's 1st congressional district|1st district]]), Fernando R. Veloso ([[Samar's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]), and Felipe J. Abrigo ([[Samar's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]]). The law, ratified in a [[1965 Samar division plebiscite|plebiscite]] on June 19, 1965, divided Samar into three: [[Northern Samar]], Eastern Samar and (Western) [[Samar (province)|Samar]]. The first provincial officials of Eastern Samar, aside from the lone district representative, were elected on November 14, 1967, and on January 1, 1968, they officially assumed office.

===Contemporary===
[[File:Operation Damayan 131118-M-LT992-019.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Aerial view of Guiuan in November 2013 on the aftermath of [[Typhoon Haiyan]] (Yolanda)]]
The capital town of [[Borongan]] became a component city by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 9394'' which sought to convert the municipality into a city. The law was ratified on June 21, 2007.<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=9394|url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2007/ra_9394_2007.html|title=An Act Converting the Municipality of Borongan in the Province of Eastern Samar Into a Component City to Be Known as the City of Borongan|date=March 16, 2007|accessdate=October 27, 2024}}</ref> However, the cityhood status was lost twice in the years 2008 and 2010 after the [[League of Cities of the Philippines|LCP]] questioned the validity of the cityhood law. The cityhood status was reaffirmed after the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|court]] finalized its ruling on February 15, 2011, declaring the cityhood law constitutional.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2011/04/13/675404/sc-affirms-cityhood-ruling|first=Edu|last=Punay|title=SC affirms cityhood ruling |date=April 13, 2011|accessdate=October 27, 2024|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

[[Typhoon Haiyan|Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)]], one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded, made its first [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] in the coastal town of Guiuan in November 2013.<ref name=WSJ-Haiyan>{{cite news|last1=Baylis|first1=Paul|last2=Te-Ping Chen|title=How One Philippine Town Avoided Calamity|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304243904579197242462490948|access-date=20 December 2015|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=22 November 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Eastern Samar covers a total area of {{convert|4,660.47|km2|sp=us}}{{PSGC detail|nscb}} occupying the eastern section and majority of southern Samar's coast of [[Samar (island)|Samar Island]] in the [[Eastern Visayas]] region. The province is bordered to the north by [[Northern Samar]] and to the west by [[Samar (province)|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 [[typhoon]]s.<ref name=FastFactsPhilProv-EasternSamar />

===Administrative divisions===
Eastern Samar comprises 22 [[Philippine municipality|municipalities]] and one [[Cities of the Philippines|city]], all encompassed by an [[Eastern Samar's at-large congressional district|lone congressional district]] and two provincial districts that elect a representative and [[Eastern Samar Provincial Board|provincial board]] members, respectively.
[[File:Ph fil eastern samar.png|thumb|upright=0.9|{{center|Political divisions}}]]

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! scope="col" style="border-width:thin 0 0 0;text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em;" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | City {{small|or}} municipality{{thinsp}}{{efn-lr|name=Coord}}
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" colspan="3" | Population
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{PSGC rubric}}
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! scope="col" style="border-bottom:0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Barangay|Total number of barangays}}
|-
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;" colspan="2" |
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" colspan="2" | {{small|(2020)}}{{PH census|2020|08}}
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" | {{small|(2015)}}{{PH census|2015|08}}
! style="border-top:0;" |
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | km<sup>2</sup>
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{nowrap|sq{{thinsp}}mi}}
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | /km<sup>2</sup>
! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" class="unsortable" | {{nowrap|/sq{{thinsp}}mi}}
! style="border-top:0;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.2693|N|125.3712|E|name=Arteche|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Arteche, Eastern Samar|Arteche]]
| {{percent and number|16,360|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 16,026
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|16,360|2015.3315|16,026}}
| {{convert|138.81|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|16,360/138.81|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.1074|N|125.3874|E|name=Balangiga|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Balangiga, Eastern Samar|Balangiga]]
| {{percent and number|14,341|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,085
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|14,341|2015.3315|14,085}}
| {{convert|190.05|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|14,341/190.05|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.4727|N|125.5104|E|name=Balangkayan|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Balangkayan, Eastern Samar|Balangkayan]]
| {{percent and number|10,185|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 10,125
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|10,185|2015.3315|10,125}}
| {{convert|207.05|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|10,185/207.05|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
|-
! scope="row" style="border-width:medium 0 medium medium;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.6115|N|125.4331|E|name=Borongan|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-width:medium 0 medium;" | [[Borongan|Borongan City]]
| style="border-width:medium medium medium 0;padding-right:0.7em;" | †
| {{percent and number|71,961|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 69,297
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|71,961|2015.3315|69,297}}
| {{convert|475.00|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|71,961/475.00|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 61
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.9968|N|125.4485|E|name=Can-avid|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Can-avid, Eastern Samar|Can-avid]]
| {{percent and number|21,682|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 21,015
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|21,682|2015.3315|21,015}}
| {{convert|288.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|21,682/288.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 28
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.0374|N|125.4825|E|name=Dolores|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Dolores, Eastern Samar|Dolores]]
| {{percent and number|44,626|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 42,866
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|44,626|2015.3315|42,866}}
| {{convert|308.58|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|44,626/308.58|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 46
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.2450|N|125.5393|E|name=General MacArthur|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[General MacArthur, Eastern Samar|General&nbsp;MacArthur]]
| {{percent and number|14,411|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,550
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|14,411|2015.3315|14,550}}
| {{convert|117.29|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|14,411/117.29|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 30
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.1210|N|125.4489|E|name=Giporlos|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Giporlos, Eastern Samar|Giporlos]]
| {{percent and number|13,117|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 13,308
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|13,117|2015.3315|13,308}}
| {{convert|97.51|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|13,117/97.51|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.0323|N|125.7245|E|name=Guiuan|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Guiuan, Eastern Samar|Guiuan]]
| {{percent and number|53,361|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 52,991
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|53,361|2015.3315|52,991}}
| {{convert|175.49|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|53,361/175.49|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 60
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.3233|N|125.6192|E|name=Hernani|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Hernani, Eastern Samar|Hernani]]
| {{percent and number|8,531|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 8,573
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|8,531|2015.3315|8,573}}
| {{convert|49.42|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|8,531/49.42|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.2860|N|125.2352|E|name=Jipapad|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Jipapad, Eastern Samar|Jipapad]]
| {{percent and number|8,439|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 7,885
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|8,439|2015.3315|7,885}}
| {{convert|234.80|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|8,439/234.80|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.1403|N|125.3009|E|name=Lawaan|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Lawaan, Eastern Samar|Lawaan]]
| {{percent and number|13,003|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 12,742
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|13,003|2015.3315|12,742}}
| {{convert|162.56|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|13,003/162.56|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.4114|N|125.5459|E|name=Llorente|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Llorente, Eastern Samar|Llorente]]
| {{percent and number|21,459|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 20,149
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|21,459|2015.3315|20,149}}
| {{convert|496.07|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|21,459/496.07|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 33
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.1578|N|125.2471|E|name=Maslog|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Maslog, Eastern Samar|Maslog]]
| {{percent and number|5,463|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 5,407
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|5,463|2015.3315|5,407}}
| {{convert|249.80|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|5,463/249.80|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.5010|N|125.5019|E|name=Maydolong|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Maydolong, Eastern Samar|Maydolong]]
| {{percent and number|15,314|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,743
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|15,314|2015.3315|14,743}}
| {{convert|399.63|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|15,314/399.63|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.0986|N|125.7103|E|name=Mercedes|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Mercedes, Eastern Samar|Mercedes]]
| {{percent and number|6,112|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 6,070
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|6,112|2015.3315|6,070}}
| {{convert|23.32|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|6,112/23.32|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.1410|N|125.4408|E|name=Oras|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Oras, Eastern Samar|Oras]]
| {{percent and number|37,451|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 36,540
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|37,451|2015.3315|36,540}}
| {{convert|188.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|37,451/188.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 42
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.1574|N|125.5209|E|name=Quinapondan|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Quinapondan, Eastern Samar|Quinapondan]]
| {{percent and number|14,507|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,779
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|14,507|2015.3315|14,779}}
| {{convert|83.24|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|14,507/83.24|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 25
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.1488|N|125.6626|E|name=Salcedo|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Salcedo, Eastern Samar|Salcedo]]
| {{percent and number|22,136|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 22,532
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|22,136|2015.3315|22,532}}
| {{convert|113.80|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|22,136/113.80|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 41
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.7542|N|125.4544|E|name=San Julian|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[San Julian, Eastern Samar|San&nbsp;Julian]]
| {{percent and number|14,800|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,498
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|14,800|2015.3315|14,498}}
| {{convert|150.62|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|14,800/150.62|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|12.1795|N|125.5087|E|name=San Policarpo|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[San Policarpo, Eastern Samar|San&nbsp;Policarpo]]
| {{percent and number|15,365|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 14,687
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|15,365|2015.3315|14,687}}
| {{convert|65.70|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|15,365/65.70|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.8122|N|125.4522|E|name=Sulat|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Sulat, Eastern Samar|Sulat]]
| {{percent and number|15,758|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 15,377
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|15,758|2015.3315|15,377}}
| {{convert|169.75|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|15,758/169.75|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|11.9049|N|125.4164|E|name=Taft|region:PH-EAS_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Taft, Eastern Samar|Taft]]
| {{percent and number|18,786|477,168|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 18,915
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|18,786|2015.3315|18,915}}
| {{convert|231.27|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|18,786/231.27|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 24
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;" |
! colspan="3" style="border-left:0;text-align:left;font-size:medium;font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:0.05em;" | Total
! style="text-align:right;" | 477,168
! style="text-align:right;" | 467,160
! style="text-align:right;" | {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|477,168|2015.3315|467,160}}
! style="text-align:right;" | 4,617.16
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|4,617.16|km2|disp=number|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|477,168/4,617.16|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|477,168/4,617.16|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}}
! style="text-align:center;" | 597
|- class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F2F2F2;line-height:1.3em;border-top:double grey;"
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| colspan="5" style="border-width:thin 0 0 0;text-align:center;padding:0.7em 0;" | {{Color box|white|†|border=darkgray}}{{thinsp}}Provincial&nbsp;capital and component&nbsp;city
| colspan="6" style="border-width:thin 0 0 0;text-align:left;padding:0.7em 0;" | {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}{{thinsp}}Municipality
|- class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F2F2F2;line-height:1.3em;font-size:110%;"
| colspan="13" style="border-top:0;text-align:left;padding:0 11.5em;" |
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==Demographics==
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The population of Eastern Samar in the 2020 census was 477,168 people,{{PH census|current|08}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|477,168/4,660.47|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}. The predominant language is [[Waray-Waray language|Waray]]<ref name="NSCBGovPH-EasternSamar"/> and it is the main lingua franca of the entire island of [[Samar]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

In the 2000 Census, [[Waray people|Warays]] comprised {{percent and number|366,787|375,124|2}} of the total provincial population of 375,124 at that time. [[Kapampangan people|Kapampangan]] came second at {{percent and number|2,067|375,124|2}}, [[Visayan people|''Bisaya''/''Binisaya'']] {{percent and number|1,613|375,124|2}}, [[Cebuano people|Cebuano]] at {{percent and number|680|375,124|2}}, and [[Tagalog people|Tagalog]] at {{percent and number|621|375,124|2}}.<ref name="CensusGovPH-2000">{{cite web|title=Eastern Samar: Home of the Warays; Table 4. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Eastern Samar, 2000|url=https://www.census.gov.ph/content/eastern-samar-home-warays|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|access-date=25 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116225720/http://www.census.gov.ph/content/eastern-samar-home-warays|archive-date=16 November 2013|date=7 June 2002}}</ref>

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===Religion===
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====Catholicism====
The people of the province are devoted catholics where a majority adhere to [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Roman Catholicism]].<ref name="NSCBGovPH-EasternSamar" /> The dominant Catholic faith influences the events of the provincial education, politics and social functions of the people.

====Others====
Other Christians usually form the remaining groups of believers such as [[Evangelicalism|the Born-again Christians]], Protestants, [[Iglesia Filipina Independiente]] or Aglipayan church, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Iglesia ni Cristo]], [[Baptist Church|Baptists]], [[Methodist Church|Methodists]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], and [[Seventh-day Adventists]]. Non Christians (mostly [[Muslim]]s) are also found.
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==Transportation==
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]].

[[File:Wilsam Uptown Mall.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|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]], [[Catbalogan]], and [[Calbayog]] in Samar province and to some towns in Eastern Samar. From [[Borongan]], buses ply to [[Metro Manila]]. Motorized boats plies through Leyte Gulf ferrying passengers going to Tacloban City seaport.

==Economy==
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Commercial activities in the province are centered on the provincial capital of Borongan while tourism activities are centered in [[Guiuan, Eastern Samar|Guiuan]] town where [[Calicoan Island]] and the historical [[Homonhon]] Island are located.<ref name="NSCBGovPH-EasternSamar" /> Generally, the province's major economic resource is fishery and agriculture which include production of coconut, copra, corn, rice, sugar, and vegetables.<ref name="NSCBGovPH-EasternSamar" /> Tourism potential is untapped on the northern part of the province.

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==Notable people==
* [[Boy Abunda]] - television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser.
* [[Maria Fe Abunda]] - politician; Eastern Samar's representative in the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]].
* [[Aster Amoyo]] - entertainment writer, television host, and talent manager.
* [[Gabrielle Camille Basiano]] - model and beauty pageant titleholder, [[Binibining Pilipinas 2022|Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022]].
* [[K Brosas]] - actress, comedienne and singer.
* [[Eugenio Daza]] - Area Commander Southeastern [[Samar]] during the [[Philippine–American War|Philippine-American War]]. Organizer of the [[Balangiga massacre|Balangiga Encounter]]. Rep. of [[Legislative districts of Samar|Samar's 3rd District]] to the [[1st Philippine Legislature|First Philippine Legislature]].
* [[Gabriel Daza]] - [[Knight]] Commander with Star of the [[Order of St. Sylvester]], knighted by [[Pope Pius XII]]. Co-founder [[Boy Scouts of the Philippines]]. 
* [[Ralph Joseph Lim|R-Ji Lim]] - singer, actor and model; member of P-pop group [[Alamat (group)|Alamat]].
* [[Jewel Ponferada]] - [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] professional basketball player, currently playing for [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]].
* [[Art Ramasasa]] - singer, songwriter and musician in the [[Waray-Waray language]].
* Mastermind - dance group, made popular in their performance in [[Pilipinas Got Talent (season 5)|''Pilipinas Got Talent'' season 5]]. They finally settled for 4th place in the Grand Finals.
* [[Freddie Abuda]] - retired professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach to the [[San Beda Red Lions]] (NCAA).
* [[Lutgardo Barbo]] - Former governor of Eastern Samar, Candidate for the 2022 Senate Elections.
* [[Marcelino Libanan]] - Filipino politician
* [[Ben Evardone]] - Congressman of Eastern Samar and 6th [[Governor of Eastern Samar]].
* [[RV Evardone]] - President of the Eastern Samar chapter of the [[Philippine Councilors League]], Governor-Elect of Eastern Samar.
* [[Sheen Gonzales]] - Two-term mayor of Guiuan, Congressman-elect of Eastern Samar
*Andres Pagaran - poet and songwriter<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Sugbo|editor-first=Victor|title=Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature|date=1995|publisher=National Commission for Culture and the Arts|location=[[Manila]], Philippines|oclc=645852700|page=272|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLpkAAAAMAAJ|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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| North  = [[Northern Samar]]
| East   = ''[[Philippine Sea]]''
| South  = ''[[Leyte Gulf]]''<br>[[Dinagat Islands]]
| West   = [[Samar (province)|Samar]]
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