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Philippines: Eastern Samar Provincial Profile
The province of Eastern Samar, one of the six provinces of Eastern Visayas, boasts of its natural and historic splendour. Twenty-two (22) municipalities and the newly
created City of Borongan encompass the territory with a total land area of 4,641 square kilometers. The province is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea that forms
part of the Pacific Ocean; on the north by the Province of Northern Samar; on the west by the Province of Samar; and on the south by the Leyte Gulf that merges farther
with Surigao Strait. Before it became an independent province in 1965, places which form part of Eastern
foot in the island of Homonhon in Guiuan on his way to discover the Philippines for the Western world. (Source: 1 22 597
Samar played important roles in the history of our country. On March 16, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan first set
http://www.nap.psa.gov.ph/ru8/profiles/provincial_profiles/esamar.htm) CITY MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS

POPULATION
NORTHERN ARTECHE Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
SAMAR JIPAPAD
SAN POLICARPO
ORAS
MASLOG
Tubabao Is. 1.2% 98.8%
DOLORES Hilabaan Is.
Tikling Is.
CAN-AVID Fulin Is. 106,324
SAMAR 467,160 households Urban / Rural
(WESTERN TAFT Macolayo Is.
SAMAR) SULAT
Philippine Sea 48.1% 51.9 %
SAN JULIAN
female male
Andis Is. (224.6K) (242.5K)
CITY 23.2K 9% 20.1K
OF BORONGAN > 60 years
47%
MAYDOLONG BALANGKAYAN 103.9K 19-59 years 116.2K
LLORENTE
HERNANI 14%
GENERAL 30.8K 13-18 years 34.1K
MACARTHUR
BALANGIGA
LAWAAN QUINAPONDAN 52K 23% 56.2K
SALCEDO 3-12 years
LEYTE GIPORLOS MERCEDES 6%
14.5K < 2 years 15.7K
Manicani Is. GUIUAN
Leyte Gulf Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
Conditional Cash Transfer
Legend Programming Beneficiaries
Suluan Is.
Airport Homonhon Is. 30,830 Female 4 190 1,509 3,055 4,335
households Male 57 533 1,842 1,494 4,085
Province capital
solo parent
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 child-headed single-headed poor individuals =>18 years old poor individuals
households
w/ disability
=>65 years old
households
DINAGAT
SOUTHERN LEYTE
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
ISLANDS
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
105,653 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Strong Light Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural
system piped well Bottled sources Others
30.7% 33.4% 2.1% 23.6% 9.6% 0.5% Strong 37.1% 0.8% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 45.3% 13.9% 0.3%
74.5% 18.4% 3.8% 3.3%
Salvaged 1.2% 0.4% 0.6%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit
EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)

Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
468
Primary schools
44,195 39,316
Male primary Female primary 48.6% 31.2% 6.0%* 137 101 68 16
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
* Estimates with coefficient of variation greater than 20
Facilities
60 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
18,282 18,133 (households) 6.0% 43.4% 36.6%
Male secondary Female secondary 124 25 10
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: February 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info