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Philippines: Northern Samar Provincial Profile
Northern Samar province occupies the entire northern portion of Samar Island on the eastern edge of the Philippines archipelago. It is bounded on the north by the San
Bernardino Strait, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the west by the Samar Sea, and on the south by the province of Samar. The province has extensive lowland
areas along the coast and up to the valleys of the Catarman, Catubig, and Palapag rivers. The remaining portion has rugged terrain that becomes rolling and moutainous
towards the interior. Coconut is the main crop produced by the province. Other crops produced are rice, corn,
abaca, etc.The province, however, is considered a "food-deficent" area as it has a shortage not only of rice but 0 24 569
also fruits, vegetables and legumes. The three bodies of water that surround Northern Samar are major fishing
grounds.(Source: http://www.islandsproperties.com/places/samar-nor.htm) CITY MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS

ALBAY POPULATION
Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD

Philippine Sea
3.9% 96.1%
632,379 126,562
SORSOGON households Urban / Rural

BIRI Cahagayan Is. Batag Is. 48.6% 51.4 %
Semirara Is. female male
LAVEZARES Bantayan Bay
SAN
SAN
ALLEN JOSE ROQUE LAOANG PALAPAG (307.4K) 7% (324.9K)
ROSARIO 25.7K > 60 years 21.5K
CAPUL SAN VICTORIA CATARMAN PAMBUJAN MAPANAS
ANTONIO BOBON MONDRAGON CATUBIG GAMAY 46%
SAN ISIDRO 138.8K 19-59 years 149.7K
SAN Naranjo Pass LOPE
VICENTE DE VEGA SILVINO LAS NAVAS LAPINIG
LOBOS 15%
44.4K 13-18 years 48.8K
25%
EASTERN 77.4K 3-12 years 82.6K
SAMAR SAMAR
(WESTERN 7%
MASBATE SAMAR) 20.7K < 2 years 22.2K
Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
Conditional Cash Transfer
Legend Programming Beneficiaries
Airport BILIRAN 45,311 Female 11 194 2,546 5,025 5,841
Province capital households Male 97 901 2,839 2,281 4,886
solo parent
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 child-headed single-headed poor individuals =>18 years old poor individuals
=>65 years old
w/ disability
households
households
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
124,909 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural Strong Light
system piped well Bottled sources Others
30.4% 35.0% 9.0% 11.8% 10.7% 3.0% Strong 35.4% 4.7% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 18.7% 40.1% 0.2%

64.4% 20.6% 10.2% 4.8%
Salvaged 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%
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
520
Primary schools
63,805 57,830
Male primary Female primary 45.3% 36.4% 9.5%* 151 293 69 26
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
* Estimates with coefficient of variation greater than 20
Facilities
78 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
24,211 25,211 (households) 12.9% 46.2% 24.7%
Male secondary Female secondary 154 25 3
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