| Province of Samar | |
 Provincial seal of Samar |
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 Map of the Philippines with Samar highlighted |
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| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Capital | Catbalogan City |
| Divisions | |
| - Highly urbanized cities | 0 |
| - Component cities | 2 |
| - Municipalities | 24 |
| - Barangays | 951 |
| - Congressional districts | 2 |
| Population | 38th largest |
| - Total (2007) | 641,124 |
| - Density | 115/km² (17th lowest) |
| Area | 13th largest |
| - Total | 5,591. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Eastern Visayas is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region MIMAROPA being the other and is designated Catbalogan City is the capital city of Samar Province, Philippines with a population of 92454 people (2007 Census A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines 0 km² |
| Founded | 1543, separated from Leyte on 1768 became Western Samar on June 19, 1965 Renamed Samar on 1969 |
| Spoken languages | Waray-Waray |
| Governor | {{{governor}}} |
- For other uses, please see Samar (disambiguation). Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wáray-Wáray or Waráy (commonly spelled as Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(ineyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces
Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Eastern Visayas is one of the two regions of the Philippines having no land border with another region MIMAROPA being the other and is designated In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland. Catbalogan City is the capital city of Samar Province, Philippines with a population of 92454 people (2007 Census Samar is also a female singer from the United Arab Emirates. Samar is an Island in the Visayas, which is in the The Samar Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago between the Eastern Visayas and Luzon. Catbalogan City and Calbayog City, two of the three cities of Samar Island, are located in the province of Samar. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the east is Eastern Samar. Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Samar is connected to Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the country. The San Juanico Bridge, formerly the Marcos Bridge, is a suspension Bridge in the Philippines stretching from Samar to Leyte crossing San Juanico Strait is a narrow strait in the Philippines. It separates the islands of Samar and Leyte. A strait is a narrow navigable Channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water To the south of the province is the Leyte Gulf. Leyte Gulf is the body of water immediately east of the Island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific
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People and culture
The native language of the majority in Samar province is Samarnon-Waray-Waray (also known as Waraynon, Samarnon, or Samar-Leyte Visayan). Wáray-Wáray or Waráy (commonly spelled as Waray; also referred to as Winaray or L(ineyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces However, in the island municipalities of Almagro and Santo Niño, Cebuano is the native tongue. Almagro is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Santo Niño is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. "Cebuano" redirects here For the inhabitants of Cebu see Cebuano people Cebuano (Cebuano Sinugbuanon, "language
Arts
The center of kut-kut art. A technique combining ancient Oriental and European art process. The Orient is a term which simply means the " East " It originated in Western Asia to describe that part of the world Also see articles History of painting, Western painting Western Art' redirects here Considered lost art and highly collectible art form. Very few known art pieces existed today. The technique was practiced between 1600 and 1800 A. D.
Kut-kut is an exotic Philippine art form based on early century techniques -- sgraffito, encaustic and layering. Sgraffito ("scratched" plural Scraffiti and often also written Scraffito) is a technique either of wall decor produced by applying layers of Plaster tinted The merging of these ancient styles produces a unique artwork characterized by delicate swirling interwoven lines, multi-layered texture and an illusion of three-dimensional space.
Economy
Geography
Political
Samar is subdivided into 24 municipalities and 2 cities. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines
City
Municipalities
Physical
History
The explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, first came to the island in 1543 and named it Las Islas Filipinas. Catbalogan City is the capital city of Samar Province, Philippines with a population of 92454 people (2007 Census Calbayog City is a first class city in the province of Samar, Philippines. Almagro is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Basey is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Calbiga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Daram is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Gandara is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Hinabangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Jiabong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Marabut is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Matuguinao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Motiong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Pagsanghan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Paranas is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Pinabacdao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. San Jorge is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. San Jose De Buan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. San Sebastian is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Santa Margarita is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Santa Rita is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Santo Niño is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Tagapul-an is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Talalora is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Tarangnan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Villareal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Zumarraga is also a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. Ruy López de Villalobos (b 1500 - d 1544 was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Pacific from Mexico ( New Spain) to establish a
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
- 1596 Many names (Samal, Ibabao, Tandaya) were given to Samar Island prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1596. The name Samar was derived from the local dialect “samad,” meaning wound or cut, which aptly describes the rough physical features of the island that is rugged and deeply dissected by streams. During the early days of Spanish occupation, Samar was under the jurisdiction of Cebu.
- 1735 In 1735, Samar and Leyte were united into one province with Carigara, Leyte as the capital town.
- 1768 Again Samar became a separate province in 1768.
See also
- Bishopric of Calbayog
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